embrown

Meaning

1. (also, figuratively, literary, poetic, transitive) To make (something) brown; to brown.
2. (also, figuratively, literary, poetic, transitive) To make (something) dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); to brown, to darken.
3. (also, figuratively, intransitive, literary, poetic) To become or make brown; to brown.
4. (also, figuratively, intransitive, literary, poetic) To become or make dark or dusky; to brown, to darken.

Synonyms

brown

tan

burn

darken

darkle

grow dark

sunburn

Translations

obscurecer

sombrear

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪmˈbɹaʊn/

Etymology

Cognate with French: embrunir

Cognate with Italian: imbrunire

In summary

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