darken

v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.

v.tr.

1. 1. To make dark or darker.
   2. To give a darker hue to.
2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy.
3. To render vague or uncertain; obscure: The sudden drop in stock prices darkened the future for investors.
4. To tarnish or stain: a scandal that darkened the family's good name.

v.intr.
To become dark or darker.

darkener dark'en·er n.

verb

To make dark or darker: adumbrate, shade, shadow. See light/darkness.

v

Definition: become shaded, unlit
Antonyms: brighten, illuminate, illumine, lighten, whiten

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The verb has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: become dark or darker
  Antonym: brighten (meaning #4)

Meaning #2: become or make darker
  Synonym: dim
  Antonym: brighten (meaning #3)

Meaning #3: tarnish or stain

Meaning #4: make dark or darker
  Antonym: brighten (meaning #1)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mørkne, sortne
v. intr. - formørkes

Nederlands (Dutch)
donker worden of maken, verduisteren, versomberen, vertroebelen, blind worden of maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - obscurcir, assombrir, voiler, brunir, basaner, foncer, ternir (une brillance), (fig) obscurcir, attrister
v. intr. - s'obscurcir, s'assombrir, (fig) se rembrunir

Deutsch (German)
v. - dunkel werden, sich verfinstern, verdunkeln, verfinstern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκοτεινιάζω, σκουραίνω

Italiano (Italian)
imbrunire, rabbuiarsi, oscurare, offuscare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - escurecer

Русский (Russian)
стемнеть, помрачнеть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - anochecer, nublarse, apagar las luces, anublar, oscurecer, ensombrecer, enceguecer
v. intr. - oscurecerse, nublarse, ensombrecerse, enceguecerse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förmörka, göra mörkare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使变暗, 使加深, 使变黑, 使模糊, 变暗, 变深, 变黑, 变得模糊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使變暗, 使加深, 使變黑, 使模糊
v. intr. - 變暗, 變深, 變黑, 變得模糊

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 어둡게 하다, 우울하게 하다, 희미하게 하다
v. intr. - 어두워지다, 우울하게 되다, 희미하게 되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 暗くする, 薄黒くする, 憂うつにする, 陰気にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعتم, يجعله غامضا, يقتم ( يجعل لونه قاتما)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החשיך, הקדיר, הכהה‬
v. intr. - ‮החשיך, קדר, כהה‬

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