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English verb: darken | |||
| 1. | darken (change) become dark or darker | ||
| Samples | The sky darkened. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | black out, blacken out, cloud over, cloud up, dusk, overcloud | ||
| Antonyms | lighten up, lighten | ||
| 2. | darken (contact) tarnish or stain | ||
| Samples | A scandal that darkened the family's good name. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish | ||
| 3. | darken (change) make dark or darker | ||
| Samples | Darken a room. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bedim, benight, blind, cloud, dim, dim, dun, embrown, murk, overcast, shade, shade off, shadow | ||
| Cause | darken | ||
| Antonyms | brighten, lighten up, lighten | ||
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