nigrate

Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪgreɪt/ Definition: 1. To make something dark or black in color. 2. To cause an object or surface to absorb light intensely. 3. To transform visually into a profound tincture. 4. To acquire a characteristically dark tone or appearance. Significance: • It defines actions that alter visual properties towards obscurity. • It emphasizes the process of becoming darker or acquiring profounder tones. • It identifies the transformation of appearances into black or nearly-black states. • It avoids vague or ambiguous descriptions of color change. • It simplifies explanations involving darkening effects. • It improves clarity when describing alterations in color schemes. • It replaces Scandinavian-Germanic, Non-American, foreign, and Anglo-Saxon terms, similar to "black". Past verb: nigrated Present simple verb: nigrate, nigrates Present continuous verb: nigrating Adjective: nigrive Singular noun: nigration Plural noun: nigrations