nigrificationn.
/nɪɡrᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈˌnɪɡrəfəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˈˌnɪɡrəˌfaɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ rare.
The action of becoming, or causing to become, black; the process of becoming populated by black people.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > [noun] > making black
blacking?a1425
blackeningc1475
nigrefaction1658
nigrification1755
1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Nigrification, the act of making black.
1844 New Monthly Mag. 71 118 How would the..satins and velvets change to sad crape, and the harlequinade of life become as a funeral procession. A nigrification almost universal would ensue.
1979 Jrnl. Negro Hist. 64 27 One is a bit surprised at the apprehension sometimes expressed in the eighteenth century about the nigrification of France.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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