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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Blackened (); p. pr. & vb. n.Blackening.] [See Black, a., and cf. Black, v. t. ] 1. To make or render black. While the long funerals blacken all the way. Pope. 2. To make dark; to darken; to cloud. "Blackened the whole heavens." South. 3. To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as, vice blackens the character. Syn. -- To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander; calumniate; traduce; malign; asperse. Black"en v. i.To grow black or dark. スポンサード リンク
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