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blacken

/ˈblækən/
verb
  1. (causative) To cause to be or become black.

  2. To become black.

    "The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in."

  3. (causative) To make dirty.

Synonymsdefame, denigrate, sully, taint, tarnish, black

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