Darken

Quick meaning: Darken is a verb meaning (transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.

Meaning

(transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
2. (impersonal) To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
3. (transitive) To make dark or darker in colour.
4. (intransitive) To become dark or darker in colour.
5. (transitive) To render gloomy, darker in mood.
6. (intransitive) To become gloomy, darker in mood.
7. (transitive) To blind, impair the eyesight.

Example Sentences

Well, I must go in now; and you too: it darkens.

[…] the owl and the bat flew round the darkening trees:

So spake the Sovran voice, and Clouds began To darken all the Hill […]

Almos is a hydrogen-helium gas giant with traces of sodium darkening its atmosphere.

Word Forms

• darkens
• darkening
• darkened
• darkenest
• darkenedst
• darkeneth

Synonyms for darken

Depending on context, synonyms include bedark, blacken, endark, swarten, mirken, dusk.

Antonyms for darken

Common opposites include lighten, brighten.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dim, overshadow, obfuscate, obscure, dark, aggravate.

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