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EMBROWN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does embrown mean? 

EMBROWN (verb)
  The verb EMBROWN has 2 senses:

1. cause to darkenplay

2. make brown in colorplay

  Familiarity information: EMBROWN used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EMBROWN (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cause to darken

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "embrown" is one way to...):

darken (make dark or darker)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


Sense 2

Meaning:

Make brown in color

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

brown; embrown

Context example:

the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard

Hypernyms (to "embrown" is one way to...):

color; color in; colorise; colorize; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize (add color to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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