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Darken Common

Darken has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

become dark or darker

"The sky darkened"

2

tarnish or stain

"a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

3

make dark or darker

"darken a room"

4

To make dark or darker by reducing light.

Example Sentences
"The sky darkened" verb
"a scandal that darkened the family's good name" verb
"darken a room" verb
See Also
gloom scotophor swarten disilluminate darkens blind becloud vesperate
Related Terms
Antonyms
lighten up
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
change tarnish
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
dusk black out overcloud embrown murk dun blind dim benight shadow overcast
Rhyming Words
ken aken sken waken moken soken riken taken oaken naken aiken voken haken faken koken beken baken woken token liken
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