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" As a matter of fact they'd blacken us down. I guess there's a reason that according to what the Caucasian wanted us to look like. He wanted us to look-if we were Black, then he had his idea of what we look like."
Billy Eckstine

Meaning of "blacken" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BLACKEN

ˈblækən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLACKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Blacken is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb blacken in English.

WHAT DOES BLACKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of blacken in the English dictionary

The definition of blacken in the dictionary is to make or become black or dirty. Other definition of blacken is to defame; slander.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BLACKEN

PRESENT

Present
I blacken
you blacken
he/she/it blackens
we blacken
you blacken
they blacken
Present continuous
I am blackening
you are blackening
he/she/it is blackening
we are blackening
you are blackening
they are blackening
Present perfect
I have blackened
you have blackened
he/she/it has blackened
we have blackened
you have blackened
they have blackened
Present perfect continuous
I have been blackening
you have been blackening
he/she/it has been blackening
we have been blackening
you have been blackening
they have been blackening
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I blackened
you blackened
he/she/it blackened
we blackened
you blackened
they blackened
Past continuous
I was blackening
you were blackening
he/she/it was blackening
we were blackening
you were blackening
they were blackening
Past perfect
I had blackened
you had blackened
he/she/it had blackened
we had blackened
you had blackened
they had blackened
Past perfect continuous
I had been blackening
you had been blackening
he/she/it had been blackening
we had been blackening
you had been blackening
they had been blackening
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will blacken
you will blacken
he/she/it will blacken
we will blacken
you will blacken
they will blacken
Future continuous
I will be blackening
you will be blackening
he/she/it will be blackening
we will be blackening
you will be blackening
they will be blackening
Future perfect
I will have blackened
you will have blackened
he/she/it will have blackened
we will have blackened
you will have blackened
they will have blackened
Future perfect continuous
I will have been blackening
you will have been blackening
he/she/it will have been blackening
we will have been blackening
you will have been blackening
they will have been blackening
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would blacken
you would blacken
he/she/it would blacken
we would blacken
you would blacken
they would blacken
Conditional continuous
I would be blackening
you would be blackening
he/she/it would be blackening
we would be blackening
you would be blackening
they would be blackening
Conditional perfect
I would have blacken
you would have blacken
he/she/it would have blacken
we would have blacken
you would have blacken
they would have blacken
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been blackening
you would have been blackening
he/she/it would have been blackening
we would have been blackening
you would have been blackening
they would have been blackening
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you blacken
we let´s blacken
you blacken
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to blacken
Past participle
blackened
Present Participle
blackening
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLACKEN

African · American · Arawakan · bacon · beacon · bracken · broken · Dominican · drucken · Duncan · falcon · hurricane · Lincoln · Mexican · silicon · slacken · spoken · Tacan · taken · Vatican

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLACKEN

blackboy · blackbuck · Blackburn · Blackburn with Darwen · blackbutt · blackcap · blackcock · blackcurrant · blackcurrant bush · blackdamp · blackened · blackener · Blackett · blackface · Blackfeet · blackfella · blackfin · blackfish · blackflies · blackfly

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLACKEN

bricken · Brocken · chicken · docken · Eucken · free-range chicken · like a headless chicken · lucken · Mencken · no chicken · panic-stricken · poverty-stricken · prairie chicken · quicken · schnecken · sicken · stricken · thicken · trocken · turducken

Synonyms and antonyms of blacken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BLACKEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «blacken» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «blacken» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BLACKEN

Find out the translation of blacken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of blacken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blacken» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

使变黑
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ennegrecer
570 millions of speakers
en

English

blacken
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

काला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تشويه
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

чернеют
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

enegrecer
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্নাম করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

noircir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Blacken
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

schwärzen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

黒くする/黒くなる
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

검게하다
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Ireng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trở nên đen
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கறுப்பாக்கு
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

काळे करणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

lekelemek
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

annerire
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

oczerniać
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чорніють
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

innegresc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαυρίσει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verswart
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

svärta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sverte
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLACKEN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blacken

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «BLACKEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word blacken.
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Billy Eckstine
As a matter of fact they'd blacken us down. I guess there's a reason that according to what the Caucasian wanted us to look like. He wanted us to look-if we were Black, then he had his idea of what we look like.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLACKEN»

Discover the use of blacken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blacken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yo, Blacken This!: Hell's Kitchen Meets the French Quarter ...
Featuring 35 illustrated recipes from the Delta Grill--the best Cajun restaurant in New York City--"Yo, Blacken This!" includes such Cajun favorites as jambalaya, crawfish etouffee, and alligator sauce piquant.
M. B. Roberts, 1999
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San Francisco Municipal Reports
Solids blacken on i£I1}t}0I10.0 Trace .08 .16 3.45 1.14. 5. 119. Solids blacken on ignition. 0.0 Small .03 .16 2.65 125. 0. 125. Solids blacken on ignition. 0.0 Trace . 07 .24 3.06 141. 0. 141. Solids blacken on ignition. 0.0 Trace .01 .08 .
San Francisco (Calif.). Board of Supervisors, 1908
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San Francisco Municipal Reports for the Fiscal Year ...
Solids blacken on ignition. From | center lake. 10 ft. below surface. Solids blacken on ignition. Solids blacken on ignition. Solids blacken on ignition. Solids blacken on ignition. 101.:) Solids blacken on ignition. 143. Solids blacken on ignition.
San Francisco (Calif.) Board of Supervisors, 1908
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Reports of Overseas Private Investment Corporation ...
1013 1014. In two letters from John D. Blacken (“Mr. Blacken”), retired US Ambassador and Member of the Administrative Council of ROTA Africa, the first dated June 30, 2005 (see Exhibit 14) and the second dated July 3, 2005 (see Exhibit 15) ...
Mark Kantor, Michael D. Nolan, Karl P. Sauvant, 2011
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A Guide To English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume 1
(a) Active Voice 1. Indicative Mood Present Tense Singular Plural 1. I blacken 1. We blacken 2. You blacken 2. You blacken 3. He/she/it blackens 3. They blacken Past Tense Singular Plural 1. I blackened 1. We blackened 2. You blackened 2.
Bessie Brooks, 2013
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Navajo/English Dictionary of Verbs
blacken, blackening ceremony Áhát'íinii: /a ji ni O t'eesh/-> [azhnit'eesh] HóchQ'íjí shihodiilt'i' sha'shin jinízingo, hak'i nahaghaah, éí áájí nahagháago, t'áá jiz}} nít' éé' nídiidlííd bee ho'diilzhííh, éí ákót'éego, azhnit' hak'i nahaghaah. Verb: one ...
Alyse Neundorf, 2006
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The London Stone: The Nowhere Chronicles Book Three
'Good.Sodoit.' From the corner of his eye, Soamescould see Edgar Blacken walking towards them. 'Now,' he snapped, and the soldier scurried off. The last thing he needed was for Blacken to know where he'd sent the greater part of the army.
Sarah Silverwood, 2012
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Police Officer Exam
Please blacken items 141 through 143 on your Answer Sheet as follows: I. If you DID NOT participate in any tutorial program, blacken Item Number 141, option A. II. If you participated in a tutorial program conducted by the New York City Police  ...
Donald J. Schroeder, Frank A. Lombardo, 2001
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Happiness as an Independent Variable
Blacken discusses the relationship between happiness, sadness, and anger, and suggests that happiness must be treated as an independent variable if a person desires to have and maintain the long term state of happiness.
George Allen Blacken, 2007
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Names Amplification Bible
2 And David = “beloved” arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish = “I will blacken or terrify”, the son of Maoch = “ oppression”, king of Gath = “winepress”. 3 And David = “beloved” dwelt with Achish ...
Peter Whiffin

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLACKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blacken is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gel Finishes blacken metal surfaces of small batches.
Gel Finishes blacken metal surfaces of small batches. Share Like Tweet Add Email. Press Release Summary: July 6, 2015 - Suitable for iron, steel, copper, brass ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
2
Facebook, shelter reuniting owners with dogs after fireworks-filled …
KALAMAZOO, MI -- First thing Monday morning, Beth Blacken at Kalamazoo County's animal shelter reunited three lost dogs with their owners. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Boycott Israel drive gains strength, raising alarm
"We are in the midst of a great struggle being waged against the state of Israel, an international campaign to blacken its name," Prime Minister ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
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Boy, 10, looked like 'prisoner of war' after beaten, shot by mom …
... up and caught them, she threw the 10-year-old into the air and he hit his face on the wall, causing his right eye to blacken, the charges say. «KPRC Houston, Jul 15»
5
Meatless Monday: The Summer of Veggie Love
Grill lemon slices for about a minute -- a grill basket is great for this -- or until the start to blacken, then flip and grill the other side. Set aside. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Arrest Mahathir, Saifuddin dares the IGP
Go PDRM go," urged Saifuddin, who also asked for: “All sorts of investigations: for the truth, to instill fear, to blacken, to whitewash." Najib had ... «Malaysiakini, Jul 15»
7
Northwest Travel: Rafting the Salmon River
Forest fires blacken the hills every few years, sometimes leading to debris flows that clog rapids and divert tributary creeks. Rafting guides must ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
8
Restaurant Review: Andiamo!
... a bit too much (to char-stripe and blacken things like salmon and vegetables, for example), and serving up familiar desserts like tiramisu and ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
9
Does the legalization of fireworks mean more burn victims?
“This is hard plastic, you can tell it's done enough damage to blacken this hand," said Captain Jackson when giving a firework demonstration. «WTVM, Jul 15»
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MK Smotrich Blasts Cadets who Boycotted Judea-Samaria
... being allowed to return to the course, is an example of "the boycotts against Israel, and the attempt to blacken the face of legal communities in Judea-Samaria. «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
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