darken

dark·en  (därkn)

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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darken·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

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

darkener  n

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.

Translations

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

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

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

darken [ˈdɑːk/ən]

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

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

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darken [ˈdɑːk/ən]

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

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