nnoun.actchanging to a darker colorSynset:blackening
Derivationally Related Form:darken
Hypernyms:change of color
Inherited Hypernyms:blackeningchange of colorchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:obfuscation
Full Hyponyms:obfuscation
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.allbecoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding overAntonyms:light
Inherited Hypernyms:darkening
Similar to:dark