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blacken (v.)
c. 1200, "become black or dark;" early 14c., "make black, darken, dye (hair);" see
black
+
-en
(1). Figurative sense of "to besmirch" (with dishonor, etc.) is from early 15c. Related:
Blackened
;
blackening
.
