blacken
Pronunciación: [ˈblækən]
Palabra
Contexto: «cooking»
(verb) to make something dark or blackened by burning or cooking it a lot. When you cook food at high heat, it can turn black on the outside.
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I prepared the steak and let it blacken on the grill for extra flavor.
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I tried to cook the chicken, but it did not blacken at all.
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Did you blacken the vegetables before adding them to the dish?
Contexto: «appearance»
(verb) to cause something to look dark, dirty, or damaged. It can happen because of dirt or because something is burned or stained.
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The soot from the fireplace didn't just blacken the walls; it gave them character.
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The rain cleaned the car, so it didn't blacken after the storm.
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What happened to the paper that made it blacken around the edges?
Contexto: «figurative expression»
(verb) to make something seem bad or evil. If you say negative things about someone, you can make them appear worse than they are.
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She tried not to blacken his reputation with lies.
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His kind actions did not blacken his name; people respected him more.
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Why do some people try to blacken the names of good leaders?
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