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MELANISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they melanise ... he / she / it melanises
Past simple: melanised
Past participle: melanised
-ing form: melanising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make or become black
Example:
The ceiling blackened
Synonyms:
black; blacken; melanise; melanize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "melanise" is one way to...):
color; colour; discolor; discolour (change color, often in an undesired manner)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Convert into, or infiltrate with melanin
Synonyms:
melanise; melanize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "melanise" is one way to...):
convert (change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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