# black up

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To become or make (something) black or darker.
2. To put on or wear blackface makeup.
3. To make something (e.g. a film, cast, story line, etc.) more racially black in character; blackenize.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/black-up