blacken 2verbdomain: changePrinceton WordNet [ver.3.1]EnglishDefinitionburn slightly and superficially so as to affect colorReport errorPath to highest hypernymMorphologySynset graphExamples1.The cook blackened the chicken breast2.the flames scorched the ceiling3.The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpieceSynonymschar 2sear 3scorch 4