Definitions
make dark or darker
Word origin
From Middle English derkenen, dirkenen, from Old English *deorcnian, *diercnian (“to darken”), from Proto-West Germanic *dirkinōn (“to darken”), equivalent to dark + -en.
Used in a sentence
“[…] 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 […]”
“Almos is a hydrogen-helium gas giant with traces of sodium darkening its atmosphere.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Make less bright”6 letters
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