dark·en
(där′kən)v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens
v.tr.
1.
a. To make dark or darker.
b. To give a darker hue to.
2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy.
3. To render vague or uncertain; obscure: The sudden drop in stock prices darkened the future for investors.
4. To tarnish or stain: a scandal that darkened the family's good name.
v.intr.
To become dark or darker.
dark′en·er n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  darkening - changing to a darker color change of color - an act that changes the light that something reflects obfuscation - darkening or obscuring the sight of something |
| Adj. | 1. | darkening - becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky" dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" |
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