English Explanatory Dictionary

embrown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make (something) brown; to brown.
  2. To make (something) dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); to brown, to darken.
  3. To become or make brown; to brown.
  4. To become or make dark or dusky; to brown, to darken.

Pronunciation

/ɪmˈbɹaʊn/ /ɛm-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-embrown.wav /əmˈbɹaʊn/

Word forms

embrown embrowns embrowning embrowned no-table-tags glossary embrownest embrownedst embrowneth imbrown

Etymology

PIE word *h₁én From em- (variant of en- (prefix with the sense ‘to bring to a certain condition or state’)) + brown (“having a brown colour”, adjective). Cognates * French embrunir * Italian imbrunire

Synonyms

brownify

Related words

brown brownify browning brownish

Derived words

embrowned embrowning embrownment

Translations

Esperanto: brunigi Estonian: pruunistama Finnish: ruskistaa French: embrunir Italian: imbrunìre Polish: pociemniać
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