BLACKEN

• (verb) make or become black

  "The smoke blackened the ceiling", "The ceiling blackened"

  synonyms : black , melanise , melanize , nigrify

• (verb) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

  "The cook blackened the chicken breast", "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece", "the flames scorched the ceiling"

  synonyms : char , scorch , sear

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