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   Dark·en

   /ˈdärkən/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become dark or darker: "the sky was darkening rapidly" Similar grow dark/darkerblackengrow black/blackerdimgrow dimcloud overlourmake dark/darkerblackenmake black/blackermake dimshadeeclipsefogobscureOpposite lighten
   • 2. make or become gloomy, angry, or unhappy: "his mood darkened" Similar make/become gloomymake/become angrymake/become unhappymake/become annoyedmake/become depressedcast downbecome cast downdejectbecome dejectedweigh downoppressdampen the spirits ofmake/become dispiritedmake/become troubledcast a pall overblackenlook blacksaddenspoilmardetract from
   • ▪ (of someone's eyes or expression) show anger or another strong negative emotion: "his face darkened and he lunged away"
   • ▪ (of anger or another strong negative emotion) show in (someone's eyes or expression): "misery darkened her gaze"

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   • 1. darkener noun

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   What is a slang word for darken?

   • 1. cloud, shadow, shade, obscure, eclipse, dim, deepen, overshadow, blacken, becloud A storm darkened the sky. 2. make dark, shade, blacken, make darker, deepen She darkened her eyebrows with mascara. 3. become gloomy, blacken, become angry, look black, go crook (Austral. & N.Z. slang), grow troubled His face suddenly darkened.

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   What does darkener mean?

   • 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. To become dark or darker. dark′en·er n.

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   What does darken a door mean?

   • 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!. Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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   What is darken verb?

   • Definition of darken verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive, usually passive] to become dark; to make something dark The sky began to darken as the storm approached. darkened + noun We walked quickly through the darkened streets. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

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

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