schwärzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• blacken verb To make something black or turn black.
• redact verb To hide or take out certain parts of a document while keeping the rest.

Senses

schwärzen is used for these senses in English:

• blacken (transitive, causative) To make dirty.
• redact (usually, transitive) To censor, to black out or remove parts of a document while leaving the remainder.

blacken — full definition

1. verb To make something black or turn black.
2. verb To damage someone's reputation; to defame.
3. verb To cook fish or meat by coating it in spices and searing it quickly in a hot pan.

redact — full definition

1. verb To hide or take out certain parts of a document while keeping the rest.
2. verb (law) To cover up parts of a document that must stay private before giving it to the other side's lawyers.
3. verb To shape and edit written material so it is ready to be published.
4. verb To prepare and write out an official order or statement.

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