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blackenverb to make dirtyblackened the towels with their dirty hands befoul, begrime, bemire, besmirch, daub, dirty, distain(archaic), foul, gaum(dialect), grime, mire, muck, muddy, smirch, smudge, soil, stain, sully contaminate, defile, pollute, taintdiscolorconfuse, disarrange, disarray, dishevel, disorder, draggle, jumble, mess, muddlecolly(chiefly British dialect), crock(dialect) clean, cleanse decontaminate, purge, purifydisinfect, sanitizebrush, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, rinse, scour, scrub, sweep, wash, wipebrighten, deodorize, freshen, renew, spruce (up)straighten (up), tidy (up) to make untrue and harmful statements aboutthe politician maliciously blackened his opponent's reputation asperse, calumniate, defame, libel, malign, slander, smear, traduce, vilify belittle, denigrate, detract, disparagediscredit, disgrace, dishonor, shameabase, debase, degrade, humble, humiliatedisdain, scorn exalt, glorify, honoracclaim, applaud, commend, praiseesteem, respectadmire, regardadore, revere, venerate, worship to make dark, dim, or indistinctthick smoke from the forest fires blackened the sky for many miles becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, darken, dim, dislimn, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, shadow, shroud adumbrate, blot out, conceal, eclipse, hide, obliterate, screen, shadecamouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, mask, veil brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten expose, reveal, uncover, unveil to grow darkthe auditorium blackened suddenly, and a spotlighted performer appeared alone on stage black out, close in, darken, dusk dim, fade, wanegloom, lower(also lour) brighten, light, lighten dawnbeam, glow, radiate, shine in the 14th century |