embrown C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ɪmˈbraʊn/ UK /ɪmˈbraʊn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make brown, dark, or dusky in colour The low autumn sun began to embrown the distant fields. 2 verb to become brown or dark with age, weather, or exposure The paper will embrown slowly when exposed to smoke and sunlight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make brown, dark, or... browndarkenbronze 2 verb · to become brown or dark... darkenweatherdiscolour ↔ Opposites bleachlighten Word family Forms embrowned Derived forms embrowningembrownment Related forms brownbrowningbrownish Etymology Formed from em-, a variant of en- meaning 'to bring into a state,' + brown. The verb has been used since the seventeenth century for making something brown or dusky. Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # embrown **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪmˈbraʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪmˈbraʊn/ ## Meanings 1. to make brown, dark, or dusky in colour 2. to become brown or dark with age, weather, or exposure ## Examples - The low autumn sun began to embrown the distant fields. - The paper will embrown slowly when exposed to smoke and sunlight. ## Synonyms - brown - darken - bronze - discolour ## Antonyms - bleach - lighten ## Derived Forms - embrowning - embrownment ## Related Forms - brown - browning - brownish ## Etymology Formed from em-, a variant of en- meaning 'to bring into a state,' + brown. The verb has been used since the seventeenth century for making something brown or dusky. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown