Nigrify
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Nigrify is a verb meaning (transitive) To make black in colour; to blacken.
Meaning
(transitive) To make black in colour; to blacken.
Example Sentences
An adventurous London journalist, who is going to Abyssinia in advance of the expedition, tried to nigrify himself recently with tincture of iodine.
Word Forms
- nigrifies
- nigrifying
- nigrified
Synonyms for nigrify
Depending on context, synonyms include black, blacken, melanize.
Antonyms for nigrify
Common opposites include white, whiten.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blacken, black, melanize, negrify, negrofy, benegro.
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