Blacken — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make or become black

burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæltɹɑːps/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛvə/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæltɹɑːps/.

Examples

The smoke blackened the ceiling
The ceiling blackened
The cook blackened the chicken breast

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

melanise sear scorch black char melanize nigrify

Antonyms

whiten

Parts of Speech

verb	make or become black “The smoke blackened the ceiling”
verb	burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color “The cook blackened the chicken breast”

Word Forms

melanin	noun	insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
black	noun	the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
scorch	noun	a surface burn

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwärzen

schwarz machen oder werden

🇫🇷French

noircir

faire ou devenir noir

🇪🇸Spanish

ennegrecer

hacer o volverse negro

🇮🇹Italian

annerire

creare o diventare nero

🇳🇱Dutch

zwart maken

zwart maken of worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

enegrecer

fazer ou tornar-se negro

🇷🇺Russian

очернить

стать или стать черным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काला

बनाना या काला हो जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

কালো করা

করা বা কালো হয়ে

🇮🇳Tamil

கருப்பாக்கும்

செய்ய அல்லது கருப்பு ஆக

🇮🇳Telugu

నల్లబడును

చేయండి లేదా నల్లగా మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

काळे करणे

बनवा किंवा काळे व्हा

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાળું કરવું

બનાવો અથવા કાળા બનો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಪ್ಪಾಗುತ್ತವೆ

ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕಪ್ಪು ಆಗಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറുപ്പിക്കുക

ഉണ്ടാക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കറുപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਬਣਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਲਾ ਬਣੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیاہ کرنا

بنانا یا سیاہ ہو جانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

黩

使或变黑

🇯🇵Japanese

黒くする

黒くなる、または黒くなる

🇰🇷Korean

검게 되다

검게 만들거나 검게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bôi đen

làm hoặc trở thành màu đen

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้ดำคล้ำ

ทำให้หรือกลายเป็นสีดำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menurunkan

membuat atau menjadi hitam

🇵🇭Filipino

magpaitim

gumawa o maging itim

🇲🇾Malay

hitamkan

membuat atau menjadi hitam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشويه

جعل أو تصبح سوداء

🇮🇷Persian

سیاه شدن

سیاه شدن یا سیاه شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

karartmak

siyah yap ya da siyah ol

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁחִיר

לעשות או להפוך לשחור

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