Hypertext Webster Gateway: "melanise"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
melanise
v 1: convert into, or infiltrate with melanin [syn: {melanize}]
2: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling";
"The ceiling blackened" [syn: {blacken}, {melanize}, {nigrify},
{black}] [ant: {whiten}]
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