Embrown
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈbɹaʊn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Embrown is a verb meaning To make (something) brown; to brown.
Meaning
To make (something) brown; to brown.
More Meanings
- To make (something) dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); to brown, to darken.
- To become or make brown; to brown.
- To become or make dark or dusky; to brown, to darken.
Example Sentences
The mountain-moss by scorching skies imbrown'd, […]
The heat embrowneth the harvests. They fall under the edge of the sickle.
For blight of the season embrowneth the bloom, / And time winnows falshood, like chaff, as it flies: […]
He was looking quite a different man to what I had left him; embrowned, sparkles in his eyes, so languid before.
Word Forms
- embrowns
- embrowning
- embrowned
- embrownest
- embrownedst
- embrowneth
Synonyms for embrown
Depending on context, synonyms include brownify.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include brown, umber, embronze, brownify, color, encrimson.
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