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em⋅brown

[em-broun]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
to make or become brown or dark.

Origin:
1660–70; em- 1 + brown
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em·brown   (ěm-broun')   
tr.v.   em·browned, em·brown·ing, em·browns
  1. To make brown or dusky.

  2. To darken.

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