MELANISE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make or become black
   Synonym(s)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   • blacken (what does blacken mean?)
   • melanize (what does melanize mean?)
   • nigrify (what does nigrify mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The smoke blackened the ceiling
   • The ceiling blackened
   Hypernyms(s) melanise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • discolor (what does discolor mean?)
   • discolour (what does discolour mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • whiten (what does whiten mean?)
   • white (what does white mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   • blackness (what does blackness mean?)
   • melanin (what does melanin mean?)
2. Meaning
   • convert into, or infiltrate with melanin
   Synonym(s)
   • melanize (what does melanize mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) melanise is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • convert (what does convert mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • melanin (what does melanin mean?)