1
as in stains
to make dirty
blackened the towels with their dirty hands
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2
as in libels
to make untrue and harmful statements about
the politician maliciously blackened his opponent's reputation
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3
as in darkens
to make dark, dim, or indistinct
thick smoke from the forest fires blackened the sky for many miles
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“Blackens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackens. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.
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