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blacken
[ blak-uhn ]
/ ˈblæk ən /
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verb (used with object)
to make black; darken.
to speak evil of; defame: to blacken a person's reputation.
verb (used without object)
to grow or become black.
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British Dictionary definitions for blacken
blacken
/ (ˈblækən) /
verb
to make or become black or dirty
(tr) to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name)
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