HyperDic: darken

English > 3 senses of the word *darken*:
VERB	change	darken	become dark or darker
	contact	darken	tarnish or stain
	change	darken	make dark or darker

darken > pronunciation
Sounds	daa'rkahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *darken*: 3 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Become dark or darker.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The sky darkened"
Caused by	darken	make dark or darker
Narrower	black out, blacken out	darken completely
	dusk	Become dusk
	overcloud, cloud over, cloud up	Become covered with clouds
Broader	change	Undergo a change
Opposite	lighten, lighten up	Become lighter
Spanish	ennegrecer, obscurecer, oscurecer
Catalan	bronzejar-se, enfosquir-se, enfosquir, obscurir-se, obscurir
Nouns	darkening	changing to a darker color / color

English > *darken*: 3 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	tarnish or stain.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Example	"a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
Broader	tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
Spanish	ensombrecer, manchar

English > *darken*: 3 senses > verb 3, change
Meaning	make dark or darker.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"darken a room"
Cause to	darken	Become dark or darker
Narrower	benight, bedim	make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
	blind, dim	make dim by comparison or conceal
	dim	make dim or lusterless
	dun	make a dun color / color
	embrown	Cause to darken
	murk	make dark, dim, or gloomy
	overcast, cloud	make overcast or cloudy
	shadow, shade, shade off	cast a shadow over
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	brighten, lighten up, lighten	make lighter or brighter / brighter
Spanish	ennegrecerse, oscurecerse, oscurecer
Catalan	embrunir-se, enfosquir-se, obscurir-se
Nouns	darkening	changing to a darker color / color

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