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discolor vs blacken

blacken vs discolor

discolor and blacken both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discolor No No Yes No
blacken No No Yes No
As verbs, blacken is a hyponym of discolor; that is, blacken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discolor:
  • discolor: change color, often in an undesired manner
  • blacken: make or become black
Other hyponyms of discolor include blush, crimson, flush, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, black, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, redden, purple, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.
discolor (verb) blacken (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner make or become black
lose color or turn colorless burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
cause to lose or change color
Difference between discolor and blacken

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