darken
English
/ˈdɑɹkən/, /ˈdɑːkən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.
- (intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
- (impersonal) To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
- (transitive) To make dark or darker in colour.
- (intransitive) To become dark or darker in colour.
- (transitive) To render gloomy, darker in mood.
- (intransitive) To become gloomy, darker in mood.
- (transitive) To blind, impair the eyesight.
- (intransitive) To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight.
- (transitive) To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
- (transitive) To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English derkenen derived from Old English *deorcnian inherited from *dirkinōn (darken) affix from English dark (hidden).
Origin
English
dark
Gloss
hidden
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antidark English
- bedark English
- bedarken English
- dark English
- dark flow English
- dark-haired English
- darkcore English
- darkcutter English
- darkcutting English
- darkener English
- darkenest English
- darkeneth English
- darkey English
- darkfic English
- darkfield English
- darkful English
- darkhorse English
- darkie English
- darkish English
- darkling English
- darkly English
- darkmans English
- darkness English
- darknet English
- darkon English
- darkroom English
- darkside English
- darksome English
- darkwave English
- endark English
- endarken English
- endarkenment English
- grimdark English
- semidark English
- wine-dark English
- *deorcnian Old English
- derk Middle English
- derkenen Middle English
- *dirkinōn gmw-pro
- dag Volapük
- dark
- darkey
- darkie
- endark
- darkly
- darkon
- bedark
- darknet
- darkful
- darkish
- darkfic
- darkroom
- darkcore
- grimdark
- darkwave
- semidark
- darkmans
- bedarken
- antidark
- darksome
- darkside
- darkling
- darkness
- endarken
- darkener
- wine-dark
- dark flow
- darkhorse
- darkfield
- darkenest
- darkeneth
- darkcutter
- dark-haired
- darkcutting
- endarkenment