darken

[ dahr-kuhn ]

/ ˈdɑr kən /

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verb (used with object)

to make dark or darker.

to make obscure.

to make less white or clear in color.

to make gloomy; sadden: He darkened the festivities by his presence.

to make blind.

verb (used without object)

to become dark or darker.

to become obscure.

to become less white or clear in color.

to grow clouded, as with gloom or anger.

to become blind.

Idioms for darken

darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance: Never darken my door again!

Origin of darken

First recorded in 1250–1300, darken is from the Middle English word derknen. See dark, -en¹

SYNONYMS FOR darken

4 depress, dispirit, blacken, deject.

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OTHER WORDS FROM darken

dark·en·er, noun un·dark·en, verb (used with object) well-dark·ened, adjective

Words nearby darken

dark-adapted eye, dark-eyed junco, dark-field, dark-field illumination, dark-field microscope, darken, darken someone's door, darkie, darkish, darkle, darkling

Example sentences from the Web for darkened

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But there was no way, as they stood there blindfolded in the darkened room, to know if they were being told the truth or not.

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For years your bright light was darkened by a blizzard of lies, cheating and innuendo.

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She had come, walking fearlessly in her darkened world, to him in his darkened world of discouragement and bitterness.

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As the moon her face advances Through the darkened cloudy veil; So, from darkened times arising, Dawns on me a vision pale.

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By degrees the air was darkened, as if night were coming on, and the whole world seemed to be vanishing.

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Back in a darkened corner of the drawing-room of the rearmost sleeper the sleuth snored with both eyes and ears open.

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The chapels, which lie between the heavy buttresses, are dim recesses which increase the darkened effect of the interior.

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British Dictionary definitions for darkened

darken

/ (ˈdɑːkən) /

verb

to make or become dark or darker

to make or become gloomy, angry, or sad his mood darkened

darken someone's door (usually used with a negative) to visit someone never darken my door again!

Derived forms of darken

darkener, noun

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verb (used without object)

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OTHER WORDS FROM darken

Words nearby darken

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