blacken

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.tr.

1. To make black.
2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name.
3. To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.

v.intr.
To become dark or black: The day blackened into night.

blackener black'en·er n.

verb

1. To make dirty: befoul, begrime, besmirch, besoil, black, defile, dirty, smudge, smutch, soil, sully. See clean/dirty.
2. To contaminate the reputation of: befoul, besmear, besmirch, bespatter, cloud, denigrate, dirty, smear, smudge, smut, soil, spatter, stain, sully, taint, tarnish. Idioms: give a black eye to, slingthrowmud on. See attack/defend, clean/dirty.

v

Definition: darken
Antonyms: bleach, lighten, whiten

v

Definition: malign; smear
Antonyms: compliment, enhance, praise

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: make or become black
  Synonyms: melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
  Antonym: whiten (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
  Synonyms: char, scorch

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - male sort, gøre mørk, sværte
v. intr. - blive sort, formørkes

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    tilsværte nogens gode navn og rygte

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwart worden/maken, bekladden

Français (French)
v. tr. - barbouiller de noir, noircir, (fig) noircir, salir, ternir
v. intr. - noircir, s'assombrir (le ciel), devenir noir (des meubles)

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    ternir la bonne réputation de qn, ternir le nom de qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - schwärzen, verfinstern, verleumden

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    schlechtmachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μαυρίζω, κηλιδώνω, λερώνω, συκοφαντώ

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    αμαυρώνω το καλό όνομα κάποιου

Italiano (Italian)
macchiare, annerire

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    diffamare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - enegrecer, tornar(-se) preto

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    falar mal de alguém, difamar alguém

Русский (Russian)
красить в черный цвет, пачкать, чернить

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    запятнать чье-либо доброе имя

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - ennegrecer, tiznar
v. intr. - ennegrecerse, tiznarse

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    denigrar, manchar la reputación

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - svärta, svartna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使变黑, 败坏, 使变暗, 诋毁, 变黑, 变暗

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    诽谤某人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使變黑, 敗壞, 使變暗, 詆毀
v. intr. - 變黑, 變暗

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    誹謗某人

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 검게 하다, ~을 더럽히다
v. intr. - 검어지다, 어두워지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 黒くする, 暗くする, 傷付ける, 悪口を言う

idioms:

• blacken someone's good name    人の名声を汚す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) سود‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮השחיר, השמיץ‬
v. intr. - ‮השחיר‬

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