blacken
🇺🇸
/ˈblækən/
🇬🇧
/ˈblækən/
verb
R
To change the color of something to black or to become black in color.
The berries can blacken when they are cooked for too long.
R
To damage someone's reputation by saying bad things about them.
She tried to blacken his reputation by spreading false rumors.
translation
To change the color of something to black or to become black in color.; To damage someone's reputation by saying bad things about them.
Word Forms
3rd Present
blackens
Past
blackened
Perfect
blackened
Progressive
blackening