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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