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dark⋅en

  [dahr-kuhn]
Use darken in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make dark or darker.
2. to make obscure.
3. to make less white or clear in color.
4. to make gloomy; sadden: He darkened the festivities by his presence.
5. to make blind.
–verb (used without object)
6. to become dark or darker.
7. to become obscure.
8. to become less white or clear in color.
9. to grow clouded, as with gloom or anger.
10. to become blind.
—Idiom
11. darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance: Never darken my door again!
Origin:
1250–1300; ME derknen. See dark, -en 1

Related forms:
dark⋅en⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
4. depress, dispirit, blacken, deject.
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dark·en   (där'kən)   
v.   dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens

v.   tr.

    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.
dark'en·er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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