| Verb | 1. | darken - become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" | |
| 2. | darken - become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"brighten - become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news" | |
| 3. | darken - tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"maculate, tarnish, defile, sully, stain - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" | |
| 4. | darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" murk - make dark, dim, or gloomy blind, dim - make dim by comparison or conceal dim - make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver" bedim, benight, obscure - make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" cloud, overcast - make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches" | |