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blacken
/ˈblækən/
verb
czernić
Also
oczerniaćpociemnieć
Definition
To make something black or very dark, or to become black or dark. It can also mean to damage someone's reputation.
Examples
The smoke from the fire began to blacken the walls.
Dym z ognia zaczął czernić ściany.
His enemies tried to blacken his name with false accusations.
Jego wrogowie próbowali oczernić jego imię fałszywymi oskarżeniami.
The sky began to blacken before the storm.
Niebo zaczęło pociemnieć przed burzą.
Collocations
blacken the skyblacken one's nameblacken with smoke
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