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MELANIZE
blacken, melanize, melanise, black
(verb) make or become black; “The smoke blackened the ceiling”; “The ceiling blackened”
melanize, melanise
(verb) convert into, or infiltrate with melanin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
melanize (third-person singular simple present melanizes, present participle melanizing, simple past and past participle melanized)
(transitive) To convert into melanin, or to deposit melanin in.
Source: Wiktionary
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