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unblacken

unblacken verb: to undo the blackening of; to make no longer black.

Verb

unblacken (third-person singular simple present unblackens, present participle unblackening, simple past and past participle unblackened)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To undo the blackening of; to make no longer black.

Forms of unblacken

third-person singular presentunblackens
present participleunblackening
past participleunblackened
pastunblackened

Origin of unblacken

From un- + blacken.

Questions about unblacken

What does unblacken mean?
Unblacken means to undo the blackening of; to make no longer black.
What part of speech is unblacken?
Unblacken is a verb.
What is the past tense of unblacken?
The past tense of unblacken is unblackened.

Words near unblacken in the dictionary

  1. unbiunium
  2. unbizarre
  3. unblack
  4. unblack metal
  5. unblacked
  6. unblacken
  7. unblackened
  8. unblackening
  9. unblackens
  10. unblackleaded
  11. unblacklist

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