nigrify

nigrify
nig·ri·fy

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  • nigrify — [nig′rə fī΄] vt. nigrified, nigrifying [L nigrificare < niger, black + facere, to make: see DO1] Rare to make black nigrification n …   English World dictionary

  • nigrify — nigrification, n. /nig reuh fuy /, v.t., nigrified, nigrifying. to blacken. [1650 60; < L nigrificare to make black, blacken, equiv. to nigr (s. of niger) black + i I + ficare FY] * * * …   Universalium

  • nigrify — /ˈnɪgrəfaɪ/ (say nigruhfuy) verb (t) (nigrified, nigrifying) to make black. {Latin nigrificāre} –nigrification /nɪgrəfəˈkeɪʃən/ (say nigruhfuh kayshuhn), noun …  

  • nigrify — verb make or become black The smoke blackened the ceiling The ceiling blackened • Syn: ↑blacken, ↑melanize, ↑melanise, ↑black • Ant: ↑whiten ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • besmirch — Synonyms and related words: attaint, bedarken, bedaub, besmear, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, bestain, black, blacken, blackwash, blot, blotch, blur, brand, call names, charcoal, cork, darken, daub, defile, denigrate, dinge, dirty,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • blacken — Synonyms and related words: abuse, asperse, attaint, bark at, becloud, bedarken, bedaub, bedim, begloom, begrime, berate, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, besmutch, besoil, bespatter, bestain, betongue, black, black out, blackwash, block the light,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • blot — Synonyms and related words: absorb, adsorb, air dry, anhydrate, annihilate, aspersion, assimilate, attaint, baboon, badge of infamy, bag, bake, bar sinister, baton, bedarken, bend sinister, besmirch, bespatter, bespeckle, bespot, bestain, black,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • blotch — Synonyms and related words: band, bar, bedarken, besmirch, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, birthmark, black, blacken, blackwash, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, bloodstain, blot, blur, brand, caste mark, chalk, chalk up, charcoal, check, check off,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • cork — Synonyms and related words: Carling float, air, asphyxiate, balsa, balsa raft, bar, bark, bedarken, besmirch, bind, black, blacken, blackwash, block, block up, blockade, blot, blotch, bob, bonnet, boom, bottle up, box up, bubble, bung, buoy, cage …   Moby Thesaurus

  • darken — Synonyms and related words: attaint, bandage, beat down, becloud, bedarken, bedaub, bedazzle, bedim, befog, begloom, bemist, benight, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bestain, black, black out, blacken, blackwash, blanch, blind, blind the eyes,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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