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What is another word for blackens?

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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 make, or cause to be, blur or dim

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

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To make or grow dark, dim, or indistinct

grays^US

greys^UK

blocks off the light to

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“Soon, war clouds would blacken the horizon.”

Verb

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To make dirty or sooty

discolours^UK

discolors^US

colors^US

colours^UK

vandalizes^US

vandalises^UK

drives a nail into the coffin of

plays merry hell with

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

Verb

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To damage the reputation of, especially with libelous statements

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

drags through the mire

drags through the mud

bad-mouths

brings into disrepute

stigmatizes^US

stigmatises^UK

shames

debases

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

gives a bad name

derogates

does a hatchet job on

spreads scandal about

blackens the reputation of

runs a smear campaign against

undermines

makes lose face

drags someone's name through the mud

sullies the reputation of

criticizes^US

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

criticises^UK

blackens the character of

blackens someone's name

damages the reputation of

takes down a peg

writes false reports about

spreads tales about

drags name through mud

conducts a smear campaign against

muddies the reputation of

speaks badly of

casts in a bad light

marks wrong

harms the reputation of

minimizes^US

reduces the status of

dismisses

bastardizes^US

bastardises^UK

perverts

brutalizes^US

demoralizes^US

brutalises^UK

demoralises^UK

minimises^UK

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

puts someone in their place

causes to lose face

loses face

makes someone eat crow

takes down a peg or two

pummels^US

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives someone a roasting

treats disrespectfully

gives someone a dressing-down

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

lights into

passes strictures upon

raps over the knuckles

tears apart

reams out

finds fault

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a bollocking

lashes out at

speaks of with disfavour

looks down one's nose at

knocks off high horse

gives someone a bad press

gives something a bad press

hurts somebody's feelings

takes to the woodshed

ticks off

jumps down someone's throat

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

blows up

keeps after

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a wigging

gives a talking-to

brings to book

bites someone's head off

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

has someone on the carpet

rails at

gives someone what for

slaps down

slaps someone's wrist

gives someone some stick

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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

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To burn so or sear the surface of something

discolors^US

discolours^UK

cauterizes^US

cauterises^UK

carbonizes^US

carbonises^UK

cooks over an open pit

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

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To decrease the value, character, or quality of

bastardises^UK

bastardizes^US

demoralises^UK

demoralizes^US

drags through the mud

reduces the status of

vulgarizes^US

vulgarises^UK

brutalizes^US

brutalises^UK

dehumanizes^US

dehumanises^UK

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Verb

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To make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

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To make, or cause to be, blur or dim

Verb

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

tarnishes

corrodes

deteriorates

discolors^US

discolours^UK

oxidises^UK

oxidizes^US

Verb

To give color to

colours^UK

colors^US

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