darken

IPA: dˈɑrkʌn

verb

  • (transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.
  • (intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
  • (impersonal) To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
  • (transitive) To make dark or darker in colour.
  • (intransitive) To become dark or darker in colour.
  • (transitive) To render gloomy, darker in mood.
  • (intransitive) To become gloomy, darker in mood.
  • (transitive) To blind, impair the eyesight.
  • (intransitive) To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight.
  • (transitive) To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
  • (transitive) To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
  • (intransitive) To be extinguished or deprived of vitality, to die.
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Examples of "darken" in Sentences

  • Thunder crackles as the sky darkens.
  • A darkened moon is still faintly visible.
  • Darken is one of the more popular members of.
  • I have used the software to darken the picture.
  • The primary flight feathers darken during the summer.
  • The screens disappear, and the lights immediately darken.
  • The warmer the solution, the faster it will darken the metal.
  • There is redness, scaling, darkening of the skin and itching.
  • Again, the skin and eyes of the chestnut will darken quickly.
  • In the darkened theater, the women misinterpret what the man is doing.

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