Antonyms for darkens

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dahr-kuhn

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɑr kən

Definition of darkens

Origin : c. 1300, "to make dark;" late 14c., "to become dark," from dark (adj.) + -en (1). The more usual verb in Middle English was simply dark, as it is in Chaucer and Shakespeare, and darken did not predominate until 17c. The Anglo-Saxons also had a verb sweorcan meaning "to grow dark." To darken someone's door (usually with a negative) is attested from 1729.

verb become shaded, unlit

Example sentences :

Seem to me now, through the doom that darkens the past like the future.
Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells

When first prepared it is colorless, but darkens on standing.
Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Chemistry » by William McPherson

Vice does not more corrupt the soul, than it darkens the judgment.
Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey

Your door that stands closed, as a storm that darkens the noon.
Extract from : « The Secret of the Creation » by Howard D. Pollyen

Sin weakens the true strength and darkens the true glory of men.
Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Volume III » by Alexander Maclaren

Its colour is at first pale yellow, but it darkens with age.
Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

This darkens them some and these variations of color enriches it.
Extract from : « Graining and Marbling » by Frederick Maire

Heavy liq., odor and taste similar to chloroform; darkens on exposure.
Extract from : « Merck's 1899 Manual » by Merck & Co.

The soap is harsh to the skin, develops rancidity and darkens readily.
Extract from : « Soap-Making Manual » by E. G. Thomssen

It throws no light on one's work, but on the contrary "darkens counsel."
Extract from : « The Letters of Ambrose Bierce » by Ambrose Bierce

Synonyms for darkens

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