v. t. | 1. | To make or render black. |
2. | To make dark; to darken; to cloud. | |
3. | To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; | |
v. i. | 1. | To grow black or dark. |
Verb | 1. | blacken - make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened" |
2. | blacken - 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" |