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Darken Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Darken? [v] make dark or darker; "darken a room" [v] become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" [v] tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" [v] become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Darken: dim Related Terms \| Find terms related to Darken: attaint \| bandage \| beat down \| becloud \| bedarken \| bedaub \| bedazzle \| bedim \| befog \| begloom \| bemist \| benight \| besmear \| besmirch \| besmoke \| bestain \| black \| black out \| blacken \| blackwash \| blanch \| blind \| blind the eyes \| blindfold \| block the light \| blot \| blot out \| blotch \| blur \| blush \| brand \| brown \| cast a shadow \| cast down \| change color \| charcoal \| clabber up \| cloud \| cloud over \| cloud up \| color \| cork \| crimson \| damp \| dampen \| dampen the spirits \| darken over \| darkle \| dash \| daub \| daze \| dazzle \| deject \| denigrate \| depress \| deprive of sight \| dim \| dim out \| dinge \| dirty \| discolor \| discourage \| dishearten \| dispirit \| dusk \| ebonize \| eclipse \| encloud \| encompass with shadow \| enmist \| excecate \| flush \| fog \| glare \| gloam \| gloom \| glow \| gouge \| grow dark \| grow dim \| haze \| hoodwink \| ink \| knock down \| look black \| lower \| lower the spirits \| make blind \| mantle \| mark \| melanize \| mist \| murk \| nigrify \| nubilate \| obfuscate \| obnubilate \| obscure \| obumbrate \| occult \| occultate \| opaque \| oppress \| overcast \| overcloud \| overshadow \| oversmoke \| pale \| press down \| redden \| sadden \| scorch \| sear \| shade \| shadow \| singe \| sink \| slubber \| slur \| smear \| smirch \| smog \| smoke \| smudge \| smut \| smutch \| snow-blind \| soil \| somber \| soot \| strike blind \| taint \| tarnish \| turn color \| turn pale \| turn red \| weigh heavy upon \| weigh upon \| whiten See Also \| alter \| bedim \| benight \| black out \| blacken out \| blind \| change \| change intensity \| cloud \| cloud over \| cloud up \| darken \| defile \| dim \| dun \| embrown \| maculate \| murk \| obscure \| overcast \| overcloud \| sully \| tarnish Darken In Webster's Dictionary \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} (-n*[i^]ng).] [AS. deorcian. See {Dark}, a.] 1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened. --Ex. x. 15. So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To darken all the hill. --Milton. 2. To render dim; to deprive of vision. Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. --Rom. xi. 10. 3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible. Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight. --Bacon. Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? --Job. xxxviii. 2. 4. To cast a gloom upon. With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not The mirth of the feast. --Shak. 5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish. I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness. --Shak. \Dark"en\, v. i. To grow or darker.

Darken Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Darken?

[v] make dark or darker; "darken a room"
[v] become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
[v] tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
[v] become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Darken: dim

Darken In Webster's Dictionary

\Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened}
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} (-n*[i^]ng).] [AS.
deorcian. See {Dark}, a.]
1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure;
   as, a darkened room.

         They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth,
         so that the land was darkened.        --Ex. x. 15.

         So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To
         darken all the hill.                  --Milton.

2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.

         Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.
                                               --Rom. xi. 10.

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

         Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom
         darkenhis foresight.                  --Bacon.

         Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without
         knowledge?                            --Job.
                                               xxxviii. 2.

4. To cast a gloom upon.

         With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not
         The mirth of the feast.               --Shak.

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

         I must not think there are Evils enough to darken
         all his goodness.                     --Shak.


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

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