to make darker in color; esp., to make brown or tan
embrown in American English
(emˈbraun)
transitive verb or intransitive verb
to make or become brown or dark
Word origin
[1660–70; em-1 + brown]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: ballet, indicator, joke, saturated, vocalize