1. Make or become black
   "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
   - melanize, melanise [Brit], nigrify, black 
2. Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect colour
   "The cook blackened the chicken breast"
   - char, sear, scorch

Derived forms: blackening, blackened, blackens

Type of: burn, color [US], colour [Brit, Cdn], discolor [US], discolour [Brit, Cdn]

Antonym: whiten

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