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Darken \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened}
(-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} (-n*[i^]ng).] [AS.
deorcian. See {Dark}, a.]
1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure;
as, a darkened room.
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They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth,
so that the land was darkened. --Ex. x. 15.
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So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began
To darken all the hill. --Milton.
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2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.
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Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.
--Rom. xi. 10.
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3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or
intelligible.
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Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom
darkenhis foresight. --Bacon.
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Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without
knowledge? --Job.
xxxviii. 2.
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4. To cast a gloom upon.
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With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not
The mirth of the feast. --Shak.
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5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
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I must not think there are
Evils enough to darken all his goodness. --Shak.
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Darkening \Dark"en*ing\, n.
Twilight; gloaming. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright.
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