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blacken

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Cajun Blackened Seasoning
Zatarain's Blackened Seasoning Great to Use on Seafood and Poultry
www.SimplyCajun.Com

black⋅en

  [blak-uhn]
Use blacken in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make black; darken.
2. to speak evil of; defame: to blacken a person's reputation.
–verb (used without object)
3. to grow or become black.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see black, -en 1

Related forms:
black⋅en⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. denigrate, smear, slander, villify, libel, traduce, calumniate.
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Cajun Blackened Seasoning
Zatarain's Blackened Seasoning Great to Use on Seafood and Poultry
www.SimplyCajun.Com
black·en   (blāk'ən)   
v.   black·ened, black·en·ing, black·ens

v.   tr.

  1. To make black.

  2. To sully or defame: a scandal that blackened the mayor's name.

  3. To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.

v.   intr.
To become dark or black: The day blackened into night.
black'en·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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