DARKEN
\dˈɑːkən], \dˈɑːkən], \d_ˈɑː_k_ə_n]\
Definitions of DARKEN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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make dark or darker; "darken a room"
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become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
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tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
By Princeton University
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make dark or darker; "darken a room"
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become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
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tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.
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To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
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To cast a gloom upon.
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To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
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To grow or darker.
By Oddity Software
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To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.
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To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
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To cast a gloom upon.
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To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
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To grow or darker.
By Noah Webster.
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To make dark; to shut out the light from; to obscure; to make gloomy; as, the misfortunes of war darken many homes.
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To become dark.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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