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blackening definition

blackening


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  blacken 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  blacken 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  blacken 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  blacken 
 
  2  senses  of  blacken 
 
  Sense  1 
  blacken,  melanize,  melanise,  nigrify,  black 
  =>  discolor,  discolour,  colour,  color 
 
  Sense  2 
  char,  blacken,  scorch 
  =>  burn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  blacken 
 
  blacken  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  blacken 
 
  Sense  1 
  blacken,  melanize,  melanise,  nigrify,  black 
  =>  discolor,  discolour,  colour,  color 
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  Sense  2 
  char,  blacken,  scorch 
  =>  burn 
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  Grep  of  noun  blackening 
  blackening 
 
  Overview  of  noun  blackening 
 
  The  noun  blackening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blackening,  darkening  --  (changing  to  a  darker  color) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  blacken 
 
  The  verb  blacken  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  blacken,  melanize,  melanise,  nigrify,  black  --  (make  or  become  black;  "The  smoke  blackened  the  ceiling";  "The  ceiling  blackened") 
  2.  char,  blacken,  scorch  --  (burn  so  as  to  affect  color  or  taste;  "blackened  chicken  breast";  "The  ceiling  above  the  fireplace  was  charred") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  blackening 
 
  The  noun  blackening  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  blackening,  darkening  --  (changing  to  a  darker  color) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  blacken 
 
  The  verb  blacken  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  blacken,  melanize,  melanise,  nigrify,  black  --  (make  or  become  black;  "The  smoke  blackened  the  ceiling";  "The  ceiling  blackened") 
  2.  char,  blacken,  scorch  --  (burn  so  as  to  affect  color  or  taste;  "blackened  chicken  breast";  "The  ceiling  above  the  fireplace  was  charred") 



blackening definition