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dark·en
(där′kən)v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens
v.tr.
1.
a. To make dark or darker.
b. 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.
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darken
(ˈdɑːkən)vb
1. to make or become dark or darker
2. to make or become gloomy, angry, or sad: his mood darkened.
3. darken someone's door (usually used with a negative) to visit someone: never darken my door again!.
ˈdarkener n
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dark•en
(ˈdɑr kən)v.t., v.i.
1. to make or become dark or darker.
2. to make or become obscure.
3. to make or become less white or clear in color.
4. to make or become gloomy; sadden or dampen.
5. to make or become clouded, furrowed, etc., as with worry or anger.
[1250–1300]
dark′en•er, n.
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darken
Past participle: darkened
Gerund: darkening
| Imperative |
|---|
| darken |
| darken |
| Present |
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| I darken |
| you darken |
| he/she/it darkens |
| we darken |
| you darken |
| they darken |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I darkened |
| you darkened |
| he/she/it darkened |
| we darkened |
| you darkened |
| they darkened |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am darkening |
| you are darkening |
| he/she/it is darkening |
| we are darkening |
| you are darkening |
| they are darkening |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have darkened |
| you have darkened |
| he/she/it has darkened |
| we have darkened |
| you have darkened |
| they have darkened |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was darkening |
| you were darkening |
| he/she/it was darkening |
| we were darkening |
| you were darkening |
| they were darkening |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had darkened |
| you had darkened |
| he/she/it had darkened |
| we had darkened |
| you had darkened |
| they had darkened |
| Future |
|---|
| I will darken |
| you will darken |
| he/she/it will darken |
| we will darken |
| you will darken |
| they will darken |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have darkened |
| you will have darkened |
| he/she/it will have darkened |
| we will have darkened |
| you will have darkened |
| they will have darkened |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be darkening |
| you will be darkening |
| he/she/it will be darkening |
| we will be darkening |
| you will be darkening |
| they will be darkening |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been darkening |
| you have been darkening |
| he/she/it has been darkening |
| we have been darkening |
| you have been darkening |
| they have been darkening |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been darkening |
| you will have been darkening |
| he/she/it will have been darkening |
| we will have been darkening |
| you will have been darkening |
| they will have been darkening |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been darkening |
| you had been darkening |
| he/she/it had been darkening |
| we had been darkening |
| you had been darkening |
| they had been darkening |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would darken |
| you would darken |
| he/she/it would darken |
| we would darken |
| you would darken |
| they would darken |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have darkened |
| you would have darkened |
| he/she/it would have darkened |
| we would have darkened |
| you would have darkened |
| they would have darkened |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
dusk - become dusk
blacken out, black out - darken completely; "The dining room blackened out"
lighten up, lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up"
2. darken - tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
3. darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
embrown - cause to darken
murk - make dark, dim, or gloomy
dun - make a dun color
dim - make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
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darken
verb
1. cloud, shadow, shade, obscure, eclipse, dim, deepen, overshadow, blacken, becloud A storm darkened the sky.
cloud shine, glow, illuminate, gleam, light up, clear up, brighten, lighten, enliven, make bright
cloud shine, glow, illuminate, gleam, light up, clear up, brighten, lighten, enliven, make bright
3. become gloomy, blacken, become angry, look black, go crook (Austral. & N.Z. slang), grow troubled His face suddenly darkened.
become gloomy encourage, cheer, hearten, perk up, gladden, make happy, become cheerful
become gloomy encourage, cheer, hearten, perk up, gladden, make happy, become cheerful
4. sadden, upset, cloud, blacken, cast a pall over, cast a gloom upon Nothing was going to darken his mood today.
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darken
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُظْلِم، يُصْبِحُ داكِنا
zatemnitztmavnout
blive mørkformørkegøre mørk
pimentääpimentyätummentaatummentua
elsötétítelsötétül
dekkja; verîa dimmur
stmievať sa
stemniti sezatemniti
karar mak
darken
[ˈdɑːkən]A. VT [+ sky] → oscurecer ; [+ colour] → hacer más oscuro
a darkened room → un cuarto oscuro
to darken sb's door never darken my door again! → ¡no vuelvas nunca por aquí!
a darkened room → un cuarto oscuro
to darken sb's door never darken my door again! → ¡no vuelvas nunca por aquí!
B. VI [room, landscape] → oscurecerse ; [sky] (at nightfall) → oscurecerse ; (= cloud over) → nublarse ; [colour] → ponerse más oscuro (fig) [face, future] → ensombrecerse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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darken
vt
vi
(fig, atmosphere, mood) → sich trüben, sich verdüstern ; (face, eyes) → sich verfinstern
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darken
[ˈdɑːk/ən]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dark
(daːk) adjective1. without light. a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side. donker مُظْلِم тъмен escuro tmavý dunkel mørk σκοτεινός oscuro pime تاریک pimeä noir אפל, חשוך अंधेरा mračan, taman sötét gelap myrkur, dimmur scuro 暗い 어두운 tamsus tumšs gelap donker mørk ciemny تياره، تور، پټ مبهم، بې نومه، بد نامينده، ګونجې ګونجې (تندې): مغشوش، مجهول escuro întunecat тёмный tmavý temen mračan mörk มืด karanlık 黑暗的 темний تاریک tối tăm 黑暗的
2. blackish or closer to black than white. a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark. donker داكِن، غامِق тъмен escuro tmavý dunkel mørk; mørke- σκούρος oscuro tume, must تیره tumma foncé כהה गहरा taman sötét kehitaman dökkur scuro 黒い 어두운 색의 tamsus tumšs; patumšs hitam donker mørk ciemny ټیاړه escuro închis (la culoare) тёмный;смуглый tmavý temen taman mörk คล้ํา esmer 黑色的,深色的 смуглявий گہرا ، سیاح ، سانولا đen đen 黑色的,深色的
3. evil and usually secret. dark deeds; a dark secret. donker شِرّير، سِرّي، مُبْهَم тъмен sinistro zlý, temný dunkel dyster καταχθόνιος misterioso, oscuro, secreto tume خبیث؛ پنهان paha noir אָפֵל וִּמסתוֹרִי गुप्त mračan, skriven sötét jahat leynilegur, dulinn oscuro 腹黒い 악하고 비밀스런 juodas, baisus (par nodomu u.tml.) ļauns; slepens rahsia duister mørk, dyster; hemmelig ciemny پټ sinistro tenebros тёмный zlovestný temen mračan mörk, dunkel ชั่วร้าย kötü 隱秘的 нечистий بد ، خفیہ ám muội 隐秘的
noun absence of light. in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening. donker, donkerte ظُلْمَه، ظَلام тъмнина escuro tma, setmění; nevědomost die Dunkelheit mørke; mørkets frembrud; uvidenhed σκοτάδι oscuridad pime(dus) تاریکی pimeys noir חושך अंधेरा mrak, tama sötétség gelap myrkur oscurità, buio 暗がり 어둠 tamsa tumsa; neziņa gelap donker mørke ciemność ټیاړه escuro întuneric темнота; неведение tma, nevedomosť tema mrak mörker ช่วงเวลาดึก; ความมืด karanlık 黑暗 темрява, темнота اندھیرا sự tối tăm 黑暗
ˈdarken verb to make or become dark or darker. verdonker يُظْلِم، يُصْبِحُ داكِنا потъмнявам escurecer ztmavnout, zatemnit verdunkeln blive mørk; formørke; gøre mørk σκοτεινιάζω oscurecer pimendama, pimenema تاریک شدن؛ تیره شدن pimentää s'assombrir להאפיל, להחשיך काला हो जाना zatamniti, zamračiti elsötétít; elsötétül menggelapkan dekkja; verða dimmur oscurarsi 暗くする 어둡게 하다 tamsėti, tamsinti satumst; aptumšot menggelapkan verdonkeren, donkerder worden mørkne, formørke ściemniać, ciemnieć تیاره شول escurecer a se întuneca затемнять; темнеть stmievať sa, zachmúriť sa zatemniti zamračiti mörkna, förmörkas, mörklägga ทําให้มืด karar(t)mak 使變暗 темніти; затемнювати سیاہ کرنا ، سیاہ ہو جانا làm cho cái gì trở thành tối 使变暗
ˈdarkness noun the state of being dark. donker, donkerte ظُلْمَه، ظَلام тъмнина escuridão tma, temnota die Dunkelheit mørke σκοτεινιά oscuridad pimedus تاریکی pimeys obscurité אֲפֵילָה, חֲשֵיכָה अंधकार, धुंधलापन, अज्ञानता tama, tmina sötétség kegelapan dimma, myrkur oscurità やみ 어두움 tamsa tumsa; neziņa kegelapan donker mørke, mørkhet ciemność ټیاړ escuridão întuneric, obscuritate темнота tma tema zamračenost mörker ความมืด karanlık 黑暗 темнота; темрява تاریکی tình trạng tối 黑暗
keep it dark to keep something a secret. They're engaged to be married but they want to keep it dark. iets geheim hou يُبقي الشّيء سِرا пазя в тайна agir às escuras chovat v tajnosti etwas geheimhalten holde hemmeligt κρατώ κτ. μυστικό mantener algo en secreto asja salajas hoidma محرمانه نگه داشتن pitää salassa garder secret לַתֵת לְמִישֶהוּ לְגָשֵש בַּאֲפֵילָה गहरे अधंरे में, अज्ञानतावश čuvati tajnu eltitkol merahasiakan halda leyndu tenere qualcosa segreto 秘密にする 비밀로 하다 laikyti paslaptyje turēt kaut ko slepenībā rahsia geheim houden holde hemmelig trzymać w tajemnicy پت agir às escondidas a ţine secret держать в секрете (za)tajiť skrivati tajiti hålla det hemligt ลึกลับ sır olarak saklamak 保守秘密 тримати в секреті پوشیدہ رکھنا giữ bí mật 保守秘密
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darken
vt. oscurecer.
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darken
vt, vi (derm, etc.) oscurecer(se)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.