Definitions for darkenˈdɑr kən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
dark•enˈdɑr kən(v.t.; v.i.)
to make or become dark or darker.
to make or become obscure.
to make or become less white or clear in color.
to make or become gloomy; sadden or dampen.
to make or become clouded, furrowed, etc., as with worry or anger.
Origin of darken:
1250–1300
dark′en•er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
darken(verb)
become dark or darker
"The sky darkened"
darken(verb)
tarnish or stain
"a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
darken(verb)
make dark or darker
"darken a room"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
darken(verb)ˈdɑr kən
to become or make darker
as the sky darkened; She darkened her hair.
Wiktionary
darken(Verb)
To make dark or darker by reducing light.
darken(Verb)
To become dark or darker (having less light).
darken(Verb)
To make dark or darker in colour.
darken(Verb)
To become dark or darker in colour.
darken(Verb)
To render gloomy, dark(er) of mood
darken(Verb)
To become gloomy, dark of mood
darken(Verb)
To blind, impair eyesight
darken(Verb)
To be blinded, loose clear vision
Webster Dictionary
Darken(adj)
to make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room
Darken(adj)
to render dim; to deprive of vision
Darken(adj)
to cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible
Darken(adj)
to cast a gloom upon
Darken(adj)
to make foul; to sully; to tarnish
Darken(verb)
to grow or darker
Translations for darken
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
darken(verb)
to make or become dark or darker.
- verdonkerAfrikaans

- يُظْلِم، يُصْبِحُ داكِناArabic

- потъмнявамBulgarian

- escurecerPortuguese (BR)

- ztmavnout, zatemnitCzech

- verdunkelnGerman

- blive mørk; formørke; gøre mørkDanish

- σκοτεινιάζωGreek

- oscurecerSpanish

- pimendama, pimenemaEstonian

- تاریک شدن؛ تیره شدنFarsi

- pimentääFinnish

- s'assombrirFrench

- להאפיל, להחשיךHebrew

- काला हो जानाHindi

- zatamniti, zamračitiCroatian

- elsötétít; elsötétülHungarian

- menggelapkanIndonesian

- dekkja; verða dimmurIcelandic

- oscurarsiItalian

- 暗くするJapanese

- 어둡게 하다Korean

- tamsėti, tamsintiLithuanian

- satumst; aptumšotLatvian

- menggelapkanMalay

- verdonkeren, donkerder wordenDutch

- mørkne, formørkeNorwegian

- ściemniać, ciemniećPolish

- تاریک شدن؛ تیره شدنPersian

- تیاره شولPashto

- escurecerPortuguese

- a seîntunecaRomanian

- затемнять; темнетьRussian

- stmievať sa, zachmúriť saSlovak

- zatemnitiSlovenian

- zamračitiSerbian

- mörkna, förmörkas, mörkläggaSwedish

- ทำให้มืดThai

- karar(t)makTurkish

- 使變暗Chinese (Trad.)

- темніти; затемнюватиUkrainian

- سیاہ کرنا ، سیاہ ہو جاناUrdu

- làm cho cái gì trở thành tốiVietnamese

- 使变暗Chinese (Simp.)

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