 darken |
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| 1. | [ verb ] become dark or darker | |
| Examples: | "The sky darkened" |
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| Related terms: | brighten change black_out overcloud blackening | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become or make darker | |
| Synonyms: | dim | |
| Examples: | "The screen darkened" "He darkened the colors by adding brown" |
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| Related terms: | brighten change_intensity dimmer | |
| 3. | [ verb ] tarnish or stain | |
| Examples: | : "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" |
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| Related terms: | tarnish | |
| 4. | [ verb ] make dark or darker | |
| Examples: | "darken a room" |
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| Related terms: | brighten change overcast blind dun dim obscure murk embrown | |
| Similar spelling: |
darkened darkening darkness |
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