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/em brown"/, v.t., v.i.to make or become brown or dark.[1660-70; EM-1 + BROWN]
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Embrown — Em*brown , v. t. [Pref. em (L. in) + brown.] To give a brown color to; to imbrown. [1913 Webster] Summer suns embrown the laboring swain. Fenton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embrown — [em broun′] vt. to make darker in color; esp., to make brown or tan … English World dictionary
embrown — transitive verb Date: 1667 1. darken 2. to cause to turn brown … New Collegiate Dictionary
embrown — verb a) To make brown or dusky. b) To become brown or dusky … Wiktionary
embrown — v. make brown or dark; become brown or dark … English contemporary dictionary
embrown — em·brown … English syllables
embrown — em•brown [[t]ɛmˈbraʊn[/t]] v. t. to make brown; darken • Etymology: 1660–70 … From formal English to slang
embrown — /ɛmˈbraʊn/ (say em brown) verb (t) 1. to make brown or dark. –verb (i) 2. to become brown or dark …
embrown — verb 1. cause to darken • Hypernyms: ↑darken • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make brown in color the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard • Syn: ↑brown … Useful english dictionary
embrowning — embrownˈing adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑embrown … Useful english dictionary
