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dark·en
 darken
- pronunciation:
- dar
k
 n
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
darkened, darkening, darkens |
| definition 1: |
to cause to be dark or darker.
- antonyms:
- blanch, illuminate, light, lighten
- similar words:
- black, blacken, cloud, eclipse
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| definition 2: |
to make murky or obscure.
- antonyms:
- illuminate
- similar words:
- becloud, black, eclipse, fog
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| definition 3: |
to cause to be somber.
- antonyms:
- lighten
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| related words: |
becloud, dim, extinguish, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shade, tarnish |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to become dark.
- antonyms:
- bleach, illuminate, light, lighten
- similar words:
- gloom, lower
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| definition 2: |
to become murky or obscure.
- antonyms:
- illuminate
- similar words:
- cloud
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| definition 3: |
to become somber.
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| related words: |
black, blacken, lower, tarnish |
| derivation: |
darkener (n.) |
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