nigrify

An obsolete verb meaning to make black or darken, derived from Latin 'niger' (black).

• 🇨🇳这是一个过时动词，意为使变黑或使变暗，源自拉丁语“niger”（黑色的）。

1. Make or become black C2 formal

   To turn something black or dark in color.

   • The smoke from the fire began to nigrify the white walls.
   • Over time, the silver jewelry started to nigrify due to tarnish.
   • The artist used charcoal to nigrify the background of the painting.

   🇨🇳使变黑

   同义词: blackendarken

   反义词: blanchbleachpalewhiten