vverb.changebecome dark or darkerAntonyms:lighten
Derivationally Related Form:darkening
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:darkenchange
Direct Hyponyms:black outblacken outcloud overcloud upduskovercloud
Full Troponyms:black outduskovercloud
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.contacttarnish or stainExamples:- a scandal that darkened the family's good name
Hypernyms:defile maculate stain sully tarnish
Inherited Hypernyms:darkentarnishspotchange surfacechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.changemake dark or darkerAntonyms:brighten
Derivationally Related Form:darkening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:darkenchange
Direct Hyponyms:bedimbenightblindclouddimdunembrownmurkovercastshadeshade offshadow
Causes:darken
Full Troponyms:benightblinddimdunembrownfog uphazemurkovercastshadow
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
adj satadj.all(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over timeExamples:- the darkened margins of the paper
Antonyms:young
Inherited Hypernyms:darkened
Similar to:old
adj satadj.allbecome or made dark by lack of lightExamples:- a darkened house
- the darkened theater
Antonyms:light
Inherited Hypernyms:darkened
Similar to:dark