darken

Speech parts

1. darken - Adjective

2. darken - Verb

Meaning

To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

To render dim; to deprive of vision.

To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.

To cast a gloom upon.

To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.

To grow or darker.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blacken black lower cover screen cloud hide shadow obscure fog shade eclipse conceal dull veil
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Antonyms

lighten brighten jimmy beacon moonbeam light
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Hypernyms

sully change alter modify stain defile

Hyponyms

dun cloud blind shadow shade dim

Phrases with the word

darken someone's doorway darken wood

Derivatives

darkened darkening

Anagrams

endark ranked Kanred Danker derank Kander kendra narked nardek

Examples

It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to stimulate his will to useful activity. These three human capabilities we darken and stifle above all by 'surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life' (Lk. 21:34). John of Kronstadt

A few vices are sufficient to darken many virtues. Plutarch

Many of our daydreams would darken into nightmares, were there a danger of their coming true! Logan Pearsall Smith

To make a contented slave it is necessary to make a thoughtless one. It is necessary to darken the moral and mental vision and, as far as possible, to annihilate the power of reason. Frederick Douglass

Go, and never darken my towels again. Groucho Marx

Though malice may darken truth, it cannot put it out. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

darkcutting darke Darke County darken a church door darken someone's doorway darken wood