Word

darken, v.
(darkened, darkening, darkens)
freq. cnt. 4

become dark or darker
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

darken

sample sentences

"The sky darkened"

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

dusk black out, blacken out cloud over, overcloud, cloud up

make dark or darker
<verb.change>

darken

sample sentences

"darken a room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

antonym

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alter, modify

cause

hyponym

embrown murk dun blind, dim dim benight, bedim shade, shadow, shade off cloud, overcast

tarnish or stain
<verb.contact>

darken

sample sentences

"a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

verb frames

Something ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile