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Dark"en (d&ä;rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darkened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Darkening (-n*ĭng).] [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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Dark"en, v. i. To grow or darker.
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