ichidan verb, transitive verb
Dated transitive verb meaning to cause someone to blush or to make something red. Modern Japanese more commonly uses 赤らめる or 赤くする.
See also: 赤らめる
恥ずかしさが彼女の頬を赤めた。
Embarrassment made her cheeks blush.
More common modern transitive verb for 'to blush' or 'to redden'. 赤める is dated and rarely used.
Derived from 赤 (red) + verbal suffix める, forming a transitive verb. The exact historical development is uncertain.