darken

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.

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dark′en·er n.

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darken

(ˈdɑːkən)

vb

1. to make or become dark or darker

2. to make or become gloomy, angry, or sad: his mood darkened.

3. darken someone's door (usually used with a negative) to visit someone: never darken my door again!.

ˈdarkener n

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dark•en

(ˈdɑr kən)

v.t., v.i.

1. to make or become dark or darker.

2. to make or become obscure.

3. to make or become less white or clear in color.

4. to make or become gloomy; sadden or dampen.

5. to make or become clouded, furrowed, etc., as with worry or anger.

[1250–1300]

dark′en•er, n.

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darken

Past participle: darkened
Gerund: darkening

Imperative

darken

darken

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" dusk - become dusk blacken out, black out - darken completely; "The dining room blackened out" cloud over, cloud up, overcloud - become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over" lighten up, lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up"
	2.	darken - tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
	3.	darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" embrown - cause to darken murk - make dark, dim, or gloomy dun - make a dun color blind, dim - make dim by comparison or conceal dim - make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver" bedim, benight - make darker and difficult to perceive by sight shade, shade off, shadow - cast a shadow over cloud, overcast - make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches" brighten, lighten up, lighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

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darken

verb

1. cloud, shadow, shade, obscure, eclipse, dim, deepen, overshadow, blacken, becloud A storm darkened the sky.
cloud shine, glow, illuminate, gleam, light up, clear up, brighten, lighten, enliven, make bright

2. make dark, shade, blacken, make darker, deepen She darkened her eyebrows with mascara.

3. become gloomy, blacken, become angry, look black, go crook (Austral. & N.Z. slang), grow troubled His face suddenly darkened.
become gloomy encourage, cheer, hearten, perk up, gladden, make happy, become cheerful

4. sadden, upset, cloud, blacken, cast a pall over, cast a gloom upon Nothing was going to darken his mood today.

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darken

verb

To make dark or darker:

adumbrate, shade, shadow.

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Translations

يُظْلِم، يُصْبِحُ داكِنا

zatemnitztmavnout

blive mørkformørkegøre mørk

verdunkeln

pimentääpimentyätummentaatummentua

assombrirfoncerobscurcir

elsötétítelsötétül

dekkja; verîa dimmur

abbuiaredeprimereoscurareoscurarsi

verduisteren

gjøre mørkeremørkne

stmievať sa

stemniti sezatemniti

karar mak

使变暗

darken

[ˈdɑːkən]

A. VT [+ sky] → oscurecer; [+ colour] → hacer más oscuro
a darkened room → un cuarto oscuro
to darken sb's door never darken my door again! → ¡no vuelvas nunca por aquí!

B. VI [room, landscape] → oscurecerse; [sky] (at nightfall) → oscurecerse; (= cloud over) → nublarse; [colour] → ponerse más oscuro (fig) [face, future] → ensombrecerse

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darken

[ˈdɑː^rkən]

vt

[+ hair, eyelashes] → teindre
to darken one's eyelashes → se teindre les cils

[+ wood, colour] → foncer

vi [face, sky] → s'obscurcir, s'assombrir

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darken

vt

(lit) → dunkel machen; sky → verdunkeln; (before storm) → verfinstern; to darken one’s hair/eyelashes → sich (dat) → die Haare/Wimpern dunkel färben; the sun darkened her skin → die Sonne hat ihre Haut gebräunt

(fig) → trüben; future → trüben, verdüstern; never darken my door again! → lassen Sie sich hier nicht mehr blicken!

vi

(lit) → dunkel werden; (sky) → sich verdunkeln; (before storm) → sich verfinstern

(fig, atmosphere, mood) → sich trüben, sich verdüstern; (face, eyes) → sich verfinstern

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darken

[ˈdɑːk/ən]

1. vt (room) → oscurare; (colour, photo) → scurire

2. vi (room, sky) → oscurarsi; (colour) → scurirsi

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dark

(daːk) adjective

1. without light. a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side. donker مُظْلِم тъмен escuro tmavý dunkel mørk σκοτεινόςoscuro pime تاریک pimeä noirאפל, חשוך अंधेरा mračan, taman sötét gelap myrkur, dimmur scuro 暗い 어두운 tamsus tumšs gelap donkermørkciemny تياره، تور، پټ مبهم، بې نومه، بد نامينده، ګونجې ګونجې (تندې): مغشوش، مجهول escuro întunecat тёмный tmavý temen mračan mörk มืด karanlık 黑暗的 темний تاریک tối tăm 黑暗的

2. blackish or closer to black than white. a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark. donker داكِن، غامِق тъмен escuro tmavý dunkel mørk; mørke- σκούροςoscuro tume, must تیره tumma foncéכהה गहरा taman sötét kehitaman dökkur scuro 黒い 어두운 색의 tamsus tumšs; patumšs hitam donkermørkciemny ټیاړه escuro închis (la culoare) тёмный;смуглый tmavý temen taman mörk คล้ำ esmer 黑色的，深色的 смуглявий گہرا ، سیاح ، سانولا đen đen 黑色的，深色的

3. evil and usually secret. dark deeds; a dark secret. donker شِرّير، سِرّي، مُبْهَم тъмен sinistro zlý, temný dunkel dyster καταχθόνιος misterioso, oscuro, secreto tume خبیث؛ پنهان paha noir אָפֵל וִּמסתוֹרִי गुप्त mračan, skriven sötét jahat leynilegur, dulinn oscuro 腹黒い 악하고 비밀스런 juodas, baisus (par nodomu u.tml.) ļauns; slepens rahsia duister mørk, dyster; hemmeligciemny پټ sinistro tenebros тёмный zlovestný temen mračan mörk, dunkel ชั่วร้าย kötü 隱秘的 нечистий بد ، خفیہ ám muội 隐秘的

noun

absence of light. in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening. donker, donkerte ظُلْمَه، ظَلام тъмнина escuro tma, setmění; nevědomost die Dunkelheit mørke; mørkets frembrud; uvidenhed σκοτάδιoscuridad pime(dus) تاریکی pimeys noirחושך अंधेरा mrak, tama sötétség gelap myrkur oscurità, buio 暗がり 어둠 tamsa tumsa; neziņa gelap donkermørkeciemność ټیاړه escuro întuneric темнота; неведение tma, nevedomosť tema mrak mörker ช่วงเวลาดึก; ความมืด karanlık 黑暗 темрява, темнота اندھیرا sự tối tăm 黑暗

ˈdarken verb

to make or become dark or darker. verdonker يُظْلِم، يُصْبِحُ داكِنا потъмнявам escurecer ztmavnout, zatemnit verdunkeln blive mørk; formørke; gøre mørk σκοτεινιάζωoscurecer pimendama, pimenema تاریک شدن؛ تیره شدن pimentää s'assombrir להאפיל, להחשיך काला हो जाना zatamniti, zamračiti elsötétít; elsötétül menggelapkan dekkja; verða dimmur oscurarsi 暗くする 어둡게 하다 tamsėti, tamsinti satumst; aptumšot menggelapkan verdonkeren, donkerder worden mørkne, formørke ściemniać, ciemnieć تیاره شول escurecer a se întuneca затемнять; темнеть stmievať sa, zachmúriť sa zatemniti zamračiti mörkna, förmörkas, mörklägga ทำให้มืด karar(t)mak 使變暗 темніти; затемнювати سیاہ کرنا ، سیاہ ہو جانا làm cho cái gì trở thành tối 使变暗

ˈdarkness noun

the state of being dark. donker, donkerte ظُلْمَه، ظَلام тъмнина escuridão tma, temnota die Dunkelheit mørke σκοτεινιάoscuridad pimedus تاریکی pimeys obscurité אֲפֵילָה, חֲשֵיכָה अंधकार, धुंधलापन, अज्ञानता tama, tmina sötétség kegelapan dimma, myrkur oscurità やみ 어두움 tamsa tumsa; neziņa kegelapan donkermørke, mørkhetciemność ټیاړ escuridão întu­neric, obscuritate темнота tma tema zamračenost mörker ความมืด karanlık 黑暗 темнота; темрява تاریکی tình trạng tối 黑暗

keep it dark

to keep something a secret. They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark. iets geheim hou يُبقي الشّيء سِرا пазя в тайна agir às escuras chovat v tajnosti etwas geheimhalten holde hemmeligt κρατώ κτ. μυστικό mantener algo en secreto asja salajas hoidma محرمانه نگه داشتن pitää salassa garder secret לַתֵת לְמִישֶהוּ לְגָשֵש בַּאֲפֵילָה गहरे अधंरे में, अज्ञानतावश čuvati tajnu eltitkol merahasiakan halda leyndu tenere qualcosa segreto 秘密にする 비밀로 하다 laikyti paslaptyje turēt kaut ko slepenībā rahsia geheim houdenholde hemmelig trzymać w tajemnicy پت agir às escondidas a ţine secret держать в секрете (za)tajiť skrivati tajiti hålla det hemligt ลึกลับ sır olarak saklamak 保守秘密 тримати в секреті پوشیدہ رکھنا giữ bí mật 保守秘密

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darken

vt. oscurecer.

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darken

vt, vi (derm, etc.) oscurecer(se)

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