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blacken

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

to burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

to make or become black

Classifications

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
blacksear
pasttense
blackened
presentparticiple
blackening
thirdpersonsingular
blackens
pastparticiple
blackened