transitive. To make dusky or somewhat dark in colour; to darken, obscure; to dim.

to darken greatly (rendering Latin contenebrare).

transitive. To make dark or obscure; to blacken, smudge, besmirch. Also intransitive: to cause darkness. Also figurative.

transitive. To make obscure or dark; to darken; to deprive of light or brightness; to dim. Now rare.

transitive. = obfuscate, v.

transitive. To make dusk or obscure.

transitive. To make or render dusky.

transitive. To envelop (a person or thing) in darkness (literal and figurative).

transitive. To cast a shadow over; to overshadow, shade, or darken.

To cast into darkness or shadow; to cloud, obscure. transitive. In literal contexts.

transitive. To darken, obscure; = obfuscate, v.

To cover with shadow, to darken. Also transferred and figurative.

To obscure, darken. rare.

To make dim or dark.

transitive. To darken, obscure (physically); to overshadow, eclipse. Obsolete.

transitive. = obtenebrate, v.

transitive. = obfuscate, v. 1.

transitive. To make appear less prominent or salient; to obscure, blur.

transitive. figurative. To make (something) obscure or difficult to understand. Obsolete. rare.