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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. convert into, or infiltrate with melanin;
[syn: melanize, melanise]

2. make or become black;
- Example: "The smoke blackened the ceiling"
- Example: "The ceiling blackened"
[syn: blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

melanize
    v 1: convert into, or infiltrate with melanin [syn: melanize,
         melanise]
    2: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The
       ceiling blackened" [syn: blacken, melanize, melanise,
       nigrify, black] [ant: white, whiten]