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verb

Darken v. t. (past & past part. darkened; pres. part. darkening)

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

To render dim; to deprive of vision. "Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see."

To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible. "Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight." "Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?"

To cast a gloom upon. "With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not The mirth of the feast."

To make foul; to sully; to tarnish. "I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness."

Darken v. i. To grow or darker.

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Etymology of 'Darken'

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"Darken" Quotes from Famous Books

... thing' [Com. on Gal. iv. 21]. Such instructions, from one he so much venerated, curbed his exuberant imagination, and made him doubly watchful, lest allegorizing upon subjects of such vast importance might 'darken counsel ...

— The Works of John Bunyan • John Bunyan

... them, are come to your hands, for so they hear reporte; which, if it be so, I pray you take notice of this, that I have writen nothing but what is certainly true, and I could make so apeare planly to any indifferente men, whatsoever colours be cast to darken y^e truth, and some ther are very audatious this way; besids many other matters which are farre out of order hear. My mind was not to enlarge my selfe any further, but in respecte of diverse poore souls here, y^e care of whom in parte belongs to you, being here ...

— Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' • William Bradford

... conciliating their good will by a studious regard for their privileges. He likened the king to the sun and the "noblesse" to the moon. Any conflict between the two would produce an eclipse that would darken the entire earth. He denounced the chicanery of the ecclesiastical courts and the non-residence of the priests;[991] and he closed by presenting a petition, which was read aloud by one of the secretaries of state, demanding the grant of churches for ...

— The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) • Henry Martyn Baird

... world about him was awakening. It mattered nothing to him that the white world was passing, and the rivers were starting to flood. The feathered world might wing to greet the new-born season. It might darken the sky with its legions. Such things had no power to stir his pulses, any more than had the thought of the great triumph he had achieved over the desperate Arctic elements, if all ...

— The Heart of Unaga • Ridgwell Cullum

... piazza. Mr. de Valentin came forward eagerly to meet her. I saw his face darken as she whispered in ...

— The Great Secret • E. Phillips Oppenheim

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