blacken
/ˈblækən/verb
उच्चारण ब्लैकन
काला करना, काला पड़ जाना
Core word
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[T, I]
to make something black; to become black
काला करना, काला पड़ जाना
- The walls of the kitchen were blackened by smoke.
- The sky blackened as the storm approached.
- Smoke from the fire blackened the roof of the shed.
+ 2 more examples
- The sky began to blacken before the monsoon storm.
- The cook blackened the fish in a hot pan.
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[T]
to say unpleasant things about somebody so that people have a bad opinion of them
बदनाम करना, कलंकित करना
- The rumours were spread to blacken his reputation.
- Do not blacken her name without proof.
- Enemies tried to blacken the doctor's good name.
+ 2 more examples
- The newspaper article blackened the minister's reputation without evidence.
- He refused to blacken his rival's name, even in anger.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
blacken + noun (transitive)
Use blacken when you make a thing black, often by fire, smoke or dirt.
जब आग, धुएँ या गंदगी से किसी चीज़ को काला कर दिया जाए, तब 'blacken' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Smoke blackened the kitchen walls.
- The fire blackened the old temple door.
blacken (intransitive)
Without an object, it means something becomes black.
Object के बिना इसका अर्थ है कि कोई चीज़ काली हो जाती है।
- The sky blackened before the storm.
- The bananas blackened in the sun.
blacken sb's name / reputation / character
In the figurative sense, it means to damage a reputation with unfair talk.
आलंकारिक अर्थ में इसका मतलब अनुचित बातों से किसी की प्रतिष्ठा को हानि पहुँचाना है।
- The rumour blackened the doctor's name.
- He tried to blacken his rival's reputation.
be blackened by sth
The passive shows the cause of the colour change.
Passive में रंग बदलने का कारण 'by' के साथ बताया जाता है।
- The pan was blackened by years of use.
blacken vs darken
Blacken means to make something fully black or to harm a name; darken only makes it less light.
Blacken का अर्थ किसी चीज़ को पूरी तरह काला करना या नाम बदनाम करना है; darken केवल उसे कम उजला बनाता है।
- Smoke blackened the pot completely.
- Clouds darkened the sky, but it was not yet black.
+Collocations 5
blacken + noun (colour)
the wallsthe potthe ceilingthe skythe fruit
- Soot blackened the ceiling of the old kitchen.
blacken + noun (reputation)
sb's namesb's reputationsb's characterthe image of
- The report blackened the image of the company.
adverb + blacken
slowlyquicklycompletelyunfairlydeliberately
- She felt he was deliberately blackening her name.
cause + blacken
smokefiresootrain cloudsrumours
- Rumours can blacken a good teacher's name in a day.
blacken + with
blackened with smokeblackened with sootblackened with ageblackened with dirt
- The old walls were blackened with smoke.
“More examples 7
- The clouds blackened and heavy rain began.
बादल काले हो गए और तेज़ बारिश शुरू हो गई।
- The potato blackens quickly once it is cut.
आलू कटने के बाद जल्दी काला पड़ जाता है।
- Do not blacken your classmate's name by spreading false stories.
झूठी कहानियाँ फैलाकर अपने सहपाठी का नाम बदनाम मत करो।
- The candle blackened the glass chimney.
मोमबत्ती ने काँच की चिमनी को काला कर दिया।
- Radhika scrubbed the blackened pot for an hour.
राधिका ने एक घंटे तक काले पड़े बर्तन को रगड़ा।
- The firefighters came out with blackened faces.
दमकलकर्मी काले पड़े चेहरों के साथ बाहर आए।
- The fire blackened the stone but did not damage the temple.
आग ने पत्थर को काला कर दिया पर मंदिर को क्षति नहीं पहुँचाई।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The rumours blackened on his name.
✓ The rumours blackened his name.
Blacken is transitive here and takes a direct object, with no preposition.
यहाँ 'blacken' सकर्मक है और बिना preposition के सीधे object लेता है।
✗ The smoke has blackened up the walls.
✓ The smoke has blackened the walls.
Blacken has no 'up' particle.
'Blacken' के साथ 'up' नहीं लगता।