darken
To make dark or darker by reducing light.
Other meanings
To become dark or darker (having less light).
To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
Related words
- endarken
- overdarken
- redarken
- bedarken
- darkener
- darken someone's door
- darken a church door
- darken someone's doorstep
- darken someone's doorway
- darken down
- darken up
Word history
From Middle English "derkenen".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “darken” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.