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- pronunciation:
- dar
k
 n
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
darkens, darkening, darkened |
| definition 1: |
If you darken something, you make it dark or darker.
(使）变暗
The screen was too bright, so Anna darkened it.The baby's mother darkened the room so the baby would fall asleep for his nap.- antonyms:
- illuminate, light
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| definition 2: |
When something darkens, it gets dark or darker.
变暗, 阴沉
The clouds darkened, and it soon began to rain very hard.When the sky darkens, the street lights come on.- antonyms:
- light
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| related words: |
dim, shade |
| derivation: |
darkener (n.) |
The word darken
contains the following part:
-en1
Old English
verb-forming suffix
that means to cause to be or become or have
  More about this word part:
The suffix -en1 forms verbs from monosyllabic English adjectives.
Example words:
awaken, blacken, broaden, dampen, darken, deaden, deafen, deepen, enlighten, fatten, flatten, freshen, frighten, glisten, harden, hasten, lengthen, lessen, lighten, loosen, moisten, ripen, sharpen, shorten, soften, straighten, strengthen, tighten, weaken, whiten, widen
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