blacken
black|en /bl'ækən/ (blackens blackening blackened)
1 [VERB] V n, V
To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth...
You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.
2 [VERB] V n
If someone blackens your character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
They're trying to blacken our name.
1 [VERB] V n, V
To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
The married women of Shitamachi maintained the custom of blackening their teeth...
You need to grill the tomatoes until the skins blacken.
2 [VERB] V n
If someone blackens your character, they make other people believe that you are a bad person.
They're trying to blacken our name.