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Darken

Darken (darken)
v. t.(därk"'n)
Dark"en
[imp. *** p. p. Darkened (-'nd)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Darkening (-n*&ibreve]ng).] [AS. deorcian. See Dark, a.]
  1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

    They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened. Ex. x. 15.

    So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began
    To darken all the hill.
    Milton.

  2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.

    Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see. Rom. xi. 10.

  3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.

    Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight. Bacon.

    Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Job. xxxviii. 2.

  4. To cast a gloom upon.

    With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not
    The mirth of the feast.
    Shak.

  5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.

    I must not think there are
    Evils enough to darken all his goodness.
    Shak.


Darken

Darken (darken)
v. i.
Dark"en
  1. To grow or darker.













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