darken

/ˈdɑrkən/

/ˈdɑkɪn/

Other forms: darkened; darkening; darkens

Definitions of darken

1. verb

   make dark or darker
   “darken a room”

   antonyms:

   brighten

   make lighter or brighter

   types:

   embrown

   cause to darken

   murk

   make dark, dim, or gloomy

   dun

   make a dun color

   blind, dim

   make dim by comparison or conceal

   dim

   make dim or lusterless

   bedim, benight

   make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

   shade, shade off, shadow

   cast a shadow over

   cloud, overcast

   make overcast or cloudy

   fog up

   get foggy

   haze

   become hazy, dull, or cloudy

   type of:

   alter, change, modify

   cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
2. verb

   tarnish or stain
   “a scandal that darkened the family's good name”

   type of:

   defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish

   make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
3. verb

   become dark or darker
   “The sky darkened”

   antonyms:

   lighten

   become lighter

   types:

   dusk

   become dusk

   black out, blacken out

   darken completely

   cloud over, cloud up, overcloud

   become covered with clouds

   type of:

   change

   undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature