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blacken
/ ˈblækən /
verb
- to make or become black or dirty
- tr to defame; slander (esp in the phrase blacken someone's name )
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- blacken·er noun
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They rebuilt a simple, one-room cabin on the blackened site.
He was notably plump for a small reptile, and the end of his tail was missing, blackened.
A sweet choice is great for lending a sugary punch to a savory bun or a heavily salted piece of meat, or to offset a spicy or heavily seasoned dish like jerk wings or blackened salmon.
Turn them regularly until charred all over and tender, then allow to cool enough so you can peel off the blackened skins and purée into dip.
His forehead was bruised, his eyes were blackened and his neck was scored with scratches.
Because of a quibble on his part this loathsome thing would ruin his future, dash his hopes to the ground, blacken his life.
The river pool commenced to blacken, while flowering rushes tossed their shivering heads and murmured.
"Too bad of you to blacken me to her like that," remarked the judge.
They have done what they could to blacken his name; and to this day the shadow they have cast upon it in part remains.
These lawyers who are coming will blacken lots of paper, and talk a great deal of useless stuff.
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