darken

Definition of Darken in English :

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Verb

1. darken

become dark or darker

Example Sentences:
'The sky darkened'

2. darken

tarnish or stain

Example Sentences:
'a scandal that darkened the family's good name'

3. darken

make dark or darker

Example Sentences:
'darken a room'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Darken

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verb

1.

to make or become dark or darker

2.

to make or become gloomy, angry, or sad

his mood darkened

3. darken someone's door

Darken

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verb intransitive

1.

to become dark or darker

verb transitive

2.

to make dark or darker

3.

to make blind

Darken

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v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens

v.tr.

1.

a. To make dark or darker.

b. To give a darker hue to.

2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy.

3. To render vague or uncertain; obscure: The sudden drop in stock prices darkened the future for investors.

4. To tarnish or stain: a scandal that darkened the family's good name.

v.intr.

To become dark or darker.

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