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blacken

How to sign: make or become black
"The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened";

blacken in ASL Watch how to sign blacken in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: nigrify, black, melanize, melanise

Categories: color, colour, discolor, discolour

blacken

How to sign: 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";

char in ASL Watch how to sign char in American Sign Language
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Similiar / Same: char, scorch

Categories: burn

Within this category: singe

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