melanize

• Verbe désuet signifiant rendre noir ou sombre, ou devenir noir ou sombre; noircir.

An obsolete verb meaning to make black or dark, or to become black or dark; to darken.

1. Convert into or infiltrate with melaninC2formalscientific

   To cause the production or deposition of melanin in a tissue or organism.

   Mélaniser

   • The cells began to melanize after exposure to UV light.
   • Certain hormones can melanize the skin in response to sun exposure.
   • The process to melanize the sample was observed under a microscope.

   Antonymesbleachdecolorizelightenwhiten

2. Make or become blackC2formal

   To turn something black or dark in color.

   Mélaniser

   • The chemical reaction caused the solution to melanize.
   • The artist used a special technique to melanize the canvas.
   • Over time, the metal began to melanize due to oxidation.

   Synonymesblackendarkenebonizenigrify

   Antonymesblanchbleachdecolorizeetiolatewhiten