μαυρίζω — meaning in English

English meaning

• brown adj Having the colour of chocolate, coffee, or soil.
• tan noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.

Senses

μαυρίζω is used for these senses in English:

• black out (transitive) To censor or cover up by writing over with black ink.
• brown (intransitive) To become brown.
• tan (transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

brown — full definition

1. adj Having the colour of chocolate, coffee, or soil.
2. noun The colour itself, a mix of red, yellow, and black.
3. verb To cook food, especially meat, until its surface turns brown.
4. verb To become tanned or darker in the sun.

tan — full definition

1. noun A yellowish-brown colour, or the darkened shade skin takes on after time in the sun.
2. adj Yellowish-brown in colour, or having skin darkened by the sun.
3. verb To develop a darker skin tone from sun exposure, or to turn animal hide into leather using tannic acid.

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