'Blacken' definitions:

Definition of 'blacken'

(from WordNet)
verb
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" [syn: blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black] [ant: white, whiten]
verb
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" [syn: char, blacken, sear, scorch]

Definition of 'Blacken'

From: GCIDE
  • Blacken \Black"en\, v. i. To grow black or dark. [1913 Webster]

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