darken

English Thesaurus

1. make dark or darker (verb.change)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

hyponym	:	embrown,
definition	:	cause to darken (verb.change)

hyponym	:	murk,
definition	:	make dark, dim, or gloomy (verb.change)

hyponym	:	dun,
definition	:	make a dun color (verb.change)

hyponym	:	blind, dim,
definition	:	make dim by comparison or conceal (verb.change)

hyponym	:	dim,
definition	:	make dim or lusterless (verb.change)

hyponym	:	bedim, benight,
definition	:	make darker and difficult to perceive by sight (verb.change)

hyponym	:	shade, shade off, shadow,
definition	:	cast a shadow over (verb.weather)

hyponym	:	cloud, overcast,
definition	:	make overcast or cloudy (verb.weather)

cause	:	darken,
definition	:	become dark or darker (verb.change)

2. become dark or darker (verb.change)

hypernym	:	change,
definition	:	undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)

hyponym	:	dusk,
definition	:	become dusk (verb.change)

hyponym	:	black out, blacken out,
definition	:	darken completely (verb.change)

hyponym	:	cloud over, cloud up, overcloud,
definition	:	become covered with clouds (verb.weather)

3. tarnish or stain (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish,
definition	:	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (verb.contact)

4. make dark or darker (verb.change)

antonym	:	brighten, lighten, lighten up,
definition	:	make lighter or brighter (verb.change)

derivation	:	blackening, darkening,
definition	:	changing to a darker color (noun.act)

5. become dark or darker (verb.change)

antonym	:	lighten, lighten up,
definition	:	become lighter (verb.change)

derivation	:	blackening, darkening,
definition	:	changing to a darker color (noun.act)

6. make dark or darker (verb.change)

antonym	:	brighten, lighten, lighten up,
definition	:	make lighter or brighter (verb.change)

derivation	:	blackening, darkening,
definition	:	changing to a darker color (noun.act)

7. become dark or darker (verb.change)

antonym	:	lighten, lighten up,
definition	:	become lighter (verb.change)

derivation	:	blackening, darkening,
definition	:	changing to a darker color (noun.act)