v. t. | 1. | To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; |
2. | To render dim; to deprive of vision. | |
3. | To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible. | |
4. | To cast a gloom upon. | |
5. | To make foul; to sully; to tarnish. | |
v. i. | 1. | To grow or darker. |
Verb | 1. | darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" |
2. | darken - become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown" Synonyms: dim Antonyms: brighten - become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news" | |
3. | darken - tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" | |
4. | darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room" Antonyms: |