Synonyms: blacken, black, nigrify, melanise, melanize
Definition: make or become black
Usage: The smoke blackened the ceiling; The ceiling blackened
Similar words: color, colour, discolor, discolour
Definition: change color, often in an undesired manner
Usage: The shirts discolored
Synonyms: blacken, char, sear, scorch
Definition: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Usage: The cook blackened the chicken breast; The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece; the flames scorched the ceiling
Similar words: burn
Definition: burn with heat, fire, or radiation
Usage: The iron burnt a hole in my dress