blacken

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Synonyms: slacken, bracken, blackey, blacked, blacker, backen, glacken, blanken

Antonyms: slacken, bracken, blackey, blacked, blacker, backen, glacken, blanken

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|causative}} To cause to be or become [[black]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|ergative}} To become black.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|causative}} To make [[dirty]].
4. To [[defame]] or [[sully]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cook]] ([[meat]] or [[fish]]) by [[coat]]ing with [[pepper]], etc., and quickly [[sear]]ing in a hot pan.

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