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English verb: redden | |||
| 1. | redden (body) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | ||
| Samples | The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by. | ||
| Synonyms | blush, crimson, flush | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, colour, discolor, discolour | ||
| 2. | redden (change) make red | ||
| Samples | The setting sun reddened the sky. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | carmine, encrimson, madder, rubify, ruddle, vermilion | ||
| 3. | redden (change) turn red or redder | ||
| Samples | The sky reddened. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | color, colour, discolor, discolour | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blush | ||
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