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BLACKEN OUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blacken out mean?
• BLACKEN OUT (verb)
The verb BLACKEN OUT has 1 sense:
1. darken completely
Familiarity information: BLACKEN OUT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Darken completely
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
black out; blacken out
Context example:
The dining room blackened out
Hypernyms (to "blacken out" is one way to...):
darken (become dark or darker)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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