blacken
(verb)
verb
1. make or become black
- The smoke blackened the ceiling
- The ceiling blackened
Similar word(s): black, melanise, melanize
Definition categories: change, color, colour, discolor, discolour
2. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
- The cook blackened the chicken breast
Similar word(s): char, scorch, sear
Definition categories: change, burn
Sentences with blacken as a verb:
- Malice delights to blacken the characters of prominent men. — Napoleon Bonaparte
- The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in.