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What is another word for blacken?

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To make or grow dark, dim, or indistinct

To make dirty or sooty

To damage the reputation of, especially with libelous statements

To burn so or sear the surface of something

To decrease the value, character, or quality of

To make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

To lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

To give color to

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Verb

To make or grow dark, dim, or indistinct

cast a shadow over

make indistinct

become overcast

muddy the waters

be overshadowed

cast a shadow on

block off the light to

envelop in shadow

keep out of sight

put out of sight

become less sharp

make less distinct

become indistinct

draw a veil over

throw on makeup

put up a smokescreen

make inconspicuous

keep under your hat

stop something being overheard

not breathe a word of

give a false idea of

sweep under the carpet

give a false account of

sweep under the rug

put out of the way

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“Soon, war clouds would blacken the horizon.”

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To make dirty or sooty

make black and blue

reduce in value

reduce in quality

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“Over time, the soot would blacken the light orange-red brick of old masonry masterpieces.”

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To damage the reputation of, especially with libelous statements

bring discredit to

drag through the mire

drag through the mud

bring into disrepute

give a black eye

rip up and down

give a bad name

do a hatchet job on

reflect badly on

cast aspersions on

spread scandal about

blacken the name of

bring shame upon

run smear campaign

tar and feather

give a bad name to

put in a bad light

tell lies about

bring dishonour to

spread lies about

show in a bad light

blacken the reputation of

run a smear campaign against

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

sully the reputation of

reflect negatively

blacken someone's name

damage the reputation of

harm the reputation of

muddy the reputation of

take down a peg

lower the status of

drag someone's name through the mire

write false reports about

blacken the character of

spread tales about

conduct a smear campaign against

cast in a bad light

drag name through mud

drag through mud

be prejudicial to

reduce the status of

cut to the quick

criticize unfairly

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

hit where one lives

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

cause to lose face

cut down to size

put someone in their place

sully someone's name

injure the reputation of

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

blot your copybook

inveigh against

fulminate against

throw brickbats at

defame someone's character

find fault with

give a bad press to

vituperate against

give some stick to

take a swipe at

treat disrespectfully

give offence to

hurt somebody's feelings

treat with contempt

pass strictures upon

look down one's nose at

criticize severely

animadvert upon

give comeuppance

knock off high horse

cast a slur upon

read the riot act

tear a strip off

haul over the coals

tear off a strip

speak of with disfavour

be unkind about

be malicious about

give something a bad press

declaim against

give the business

treat contemptuously

make jokes about

cause offence to

step on one's toes

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

shoot full of holes

turn up one's nose

hold up to ridicule

make cutting remarks about

have a crack at

say contemptuously

hold in contempt

curl your lip at

be contemptuous of

give Bronx cheer

turn your nose up at

rub up the wrong way

be disagreeable

put your back up

tread on someone's toes

be an affront to

put someone's nose out of joint

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“The administration is so wedded to spin and manipulation that it is seeking to blacken a decent man's reputation.”

Verb

To burn so or sear the surface of something

cook over an open pit

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Verb

To decrease the value, character, or quality of

lower the status of

drag through the mud

reduce the status of

cut down to size

take down a peg

set a bad example

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To make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

To lose or cause to lose luster, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

become discoloured

lose its lustre

Verb

To give color to

change the color of

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