blacken
/ˈblækən/
verb
- To make something black or dark in color.
- The smoke from the fire blackened the kitchen walls.
- She used a special polish to blacken the old iron stove.
- The sun had blackened the bananas left on the counter.
- To become black or dark.
- The sky blackened as the storm approached.
- His knuckles blackened after he hit the wall in frustration.
- The toast blackened in the toaster because I forgot about it.
- To damage someone's reputation or character by saying bad things about them.
- The politician tried to blacken his opponent's name with false rumors.
- The article was written to blacken the company's image.
- She refused to blacken her friend's reputation even after their argument.
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