melanize

Verb

Meaning

convert into, or infiltrate with melanin

make or become black

Source: WordNet

black blacken melanise cork smut char ink smoke shadow shade soot blot blackened darken denigrate

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white whiten honor bleach lighten significant amount

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convert color colour discolor discolour

The smoke blackened the ceiling Source: Internet

The ceiling blackened Source: Internet