darken

[DarkĀ·en]

Make dark or darker

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To make dark or black; to deprite of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

Verb
make dark or darker; "darken a room"

Verb
become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"

Verb
tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family''s good name"

Verb
become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"


a.
To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

a.
To render dim; to deprive of vision.

a.
To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.

a.
To cast a gloom upon.

a.
To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.

v. i.
To grow or darker.


Darken

Dark"en , v. t. [Imp. & p. p. Darkened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Darkening .] [AS. deorcian. See Dark, a.] 1. To make dark or black; to deprite of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.
They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened.
So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To darken all the hill.
2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.
Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.
3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight.
Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
4. To cast a gloom upon.
With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not The mirth of the feast.
5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness.

Darken

Dark"en, v. i. To grow or darker.

To make dark or black; to deprite of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

To grow or darker.

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Usage Examples

I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.

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