brown up

verb

To become or make (something) brown in color, such as by cooking.

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Meanings

verbbrown up (third-person singular simple present browns up, present participle browning up, simple past and past participle browned up)

present singular third person browns up · participle present browning up · participle past browned up · past browned up

  1. intransitiveliterallytransitiveTo become or make (something) brown in color, such as by cooking.
  2. intransitivetransitiveTo become browner from tanning.
  3. intransitivetransitiveTo put on or wear brownface makeup.
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APA

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MLA

“brown up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brown up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brown%20up.

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