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darken

/ darken /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make dark or darker
"darken a room"
Opposites:
brighten lighten up lighten
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
embrown murk dun blind dim
Derived:
blackening darkening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
become dark or darker
"The sky darkened"
Opposites:
brighten lighten
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
black out blacken out overcloud cloud over cloud up
Derived:
blackening darkening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
tarnish or stain
"a scandal that darkened the family''s good name"
Type of:
tarnish stain maculate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
become or make darker
"The screen darkend"
"He darkened the colors by adding brown"
Opposites:
brighten
Type of:
change intensity
Derived:
dimmer blackening darkening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
31
Times Searched
3
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change alter modify embrown murk dun blind dim brighten lighten up lighten black out