Darken

  • 11darken — darkener, n. /dahr keuhn/, v.t. 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. v.i. 6. to become dark or darker. 7 …

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  • 12darken — verb Darken is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑brow, ↑expression, ↑eye, ↑face, ↑frown, ↑mood, ↑room, ↑scowl, ↑sky Darken is used with these nouns as the object: ↑mood …

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  • 13darken — Synonyms and related words: attaint, bandage, beat down, becloud, bedarken, bedaub, bedazzle, bedim, befog, begloom, bemist, benight, besmear, besmirch, besmoke, bestain, black, black out, blacken, blackwash, blanch, blind, blind the eyes,… …

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  • 14darken — dark|en [ˈda:kən US ˈda:r ] v 1.) [I and T] to become dark, or to make something dark ▪ The sky darkened and a few drops of rain fell. ▪ a darkened theater ▪ The evening shadows darkened the room. 2.) [I and T] to become less hopeful or positive …

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  • 15darken — dark|en [ darkən ] verb intransitive or transitive 1. ) to become darker, or make something darker: The sky darkened and heavy rain began to fall. His hair, darkened by sweat, clung to his head. 2. ) to suddenly become serious or less hopeful, or …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 16darken — [[t]dɑ͟ː(r)kən[/t]] darkens, darkening, darkened 1) V ERG If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker. The sky darkened abruptly... [V n] She had put on her make up and darkened her eyelashes. Ant …

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  • 17darken — verb 1》 make or become dark or darker. 2》 make or become unhappy or angry.     ↘(of someone s eyes or expression) show anger. Phrases never darken someone s door keep away from someone s home. Derivatives darkener noun …

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  • 18darken — verb (I, T) 1 to become dark, or make something dark: the skies darkened | The sun had darkened his skin. 2 to become less happy or positive or make someone feel this way: The news darkened their view of the situation. 3 never darken my door… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19darken — v. 1 tr. make dark or darker. 2 intr. become dark or darker. Phrases and idioms: never darken a person s door keep away permanently. Derivatives: darkener n …

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  • 20Darken Rahl — is a fictional character from Terry Goodkind s The Sword of Truth series. He is the primary antagonist in the book Wizard s First Rule. He is the son of Panis Rahl, a ruthless dark wizard who had been killed by a wizard of the first order… …

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