blacken 音标拼音: [bl'ækən]
vt . 使变黑,诽谤
vi . 变黑
使变黑,诽谤变黑
blacken v 1 :
make or become black ; "
The smoke blackened the ceiling ";
"
The ceiling blackened " [
synonym : {
blacken }, {
melanize },
{
melanise }, {
nigrify }, {
black }] [
ant : {
white }, {
whiten }]
2 :
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color ; "
The cook blackened the chicken breast "; "
The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece "; "
the flames scorched the ceiling " [
synonym : {
char }, {
blacken }, {
sear }, {
scorch }]
Blacken \
Black "
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v .
i .
To grow black or dark .
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Blacken \
Black "
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v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Blackened };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Blackening }.] [
See {
Black },
a .,
and cf . {
Black },
v .
t . ]
1 .
To make or render black .
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While the long funerals blacken all the way . --
Pope .
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2 .
To make dark ;
to darken ;
to cloud . "
Blackened the whole heavens ." --
South .
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3 .
To defame ;
to sully ,
as reputation ;
to make infamous ;
as ,
vice blackens the character .
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Syn :
To denigrate ;
defame ;
vilify ;
slander ;
calumniate ;
traduce ;
malign ;
asperse .
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124 Moby Thesaurus words for "
blacken ":
abuse ,
asperse ,
attaint ,
bark at ,
becloud ,
bedarken ,
bedaub ,
bedim ,
begloom ,
begrime ,
berate ,
besmear ,
besmirch ,
besmoke ,
besmutch ,
besoil ,
bespatter ,
bestain ,
betongue ,
black ,
black out ,
blackwash ,
block the light ,
blot ,
blot out ,
blotch ,
blow upon ,
blur ,
brand ,
brown ,
call names ,
cast a shadow ,
cast aspersions on ,
censure ,
charcoal ,
cloud ,
cloud over ,
cork ,
darken ,
darken over ,
daub ,
defame ,
defile ,
denigrate ,
dim ,
dim out ,
dinge ,
dirty ,
disapprove ,
discolor ,
discredit ,
disparage ,
ebonize ,
eclipse ,
encloud ,
encompass with shadow ,
engage in personalities ,
execrate ,
expose ,
expose to infamy ,
fulminate against ,
gibbet ,
gloom ,
hang in effigy ,
heap dirt upon ,
ink ,
jaw ,
libel ,
load with reproaches ,
malign ,
mark ,
melanize ,
muckrake ,
murk ,
nigrify ,
obfuscate ,
obnubilate ,
obscure ,
obumbrate ,
occult ,
occultate ,
overcast ,
overcloud ,
overshadow ,
oversmoke ,
pillory ,
rag ,
rail at ,
rate ,
rave against ,
reprimand ,
revile ,
scorch ,
sear ,
shade ,
shadow ,
singe ,
slander ,
slubber ,
slur ,
smear ,
smirch ,
smoke ,
smouch ,
smudge ,
smut ,
smutch ,
soil ,
somber ,
soot ,
spot ,
stain ,
stigmatize ,
sully ,
taint ,
tarnish ,
throw mud at ,
thunder against ,
tongue -
lash ,
traduce ,
vilify ,
vituperate ,
yell at ,
yelp at
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BLACKEN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of BLACKEN is to become dark or black How to use blacken in a sentence
BLACKEN Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com BLACKEN definition: to make black; darken See examples of blacken used in a sentence
BLACKEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary blacken verb [I or T usually passive] (SPOIL) blacken someone's name image reputation to make someone have a bad reputation:
blacken, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the verb blacken mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb blacken See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
BLACKEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour Plumes of smoke blackened the sky
blacken verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of blacken verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Blacken - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com ˈblækən IPA guide Other forms: blackened; blackening; blackens Definitions of blacken
Blacken - definition of blacken by The Free Dictionary blacken (ˈblækən) vb 1 to make or become black or dirty 2 (tr) to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name)
What does blacken mean? - Definitions. net To blacken means to make or become darker or black, often referring to burning, charring, soot covering or becoming extremely dirty It can be used literally, such as when cooking, or figuratively to imply damaging reputation
Blacken Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Blacken definition: To sully or defame