blacken
To cause to be or become blackTo cause to be or become black.
» Clouds blacken the sky (and everyone's mood).
Meaning
5 senses(causative, transitive)To cause to be or become black.
schwärzen
черни́тьčernítʹ, зачерни́тьzačernítʹ
чорни́тиčornýty
make or become black
(ergative, intransitive)To become black.
The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in.
verdunkeln
черне́тьčernétʹ, почерне́тьpočernétʹ
чорні́тиčorníty, почорні́тиpočorníty, зчорні́тиzčorníty
(causative, transitive)To make dirty.
па́чкатьpáčkatʹ, испа́чкатьispáčkatʹ, запа́чкатьzapáčkatʹ
To defame or sully.
anschwärzen
черни́тьčernítʹ, очерня́тьočernjátʹ, очерни́тьočernítʹ
(transitive)To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.
Examples
19 sentencesClouds blacken the sky (and everyone's mood).
Her skin is blackened by the sun.
Your heart has blackened over the years.
ruТвоё сердце омрачилось за прошедшие годы.
Thine heart has blackened over the years.
Don't blacken the fridge with your dirty fingers.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
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Origin
From Middle English blaknen, blakkenen, equivalent to black + -en (verbal suffix).From Middle English blaknen, blakkenen, equivalent to black + -en (verbal suffix).
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Forms
blackens, blackening, blackened, blackenedSynonyms
120 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle