D — Dangle to Darken (Part 7 of 7)

1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room.

They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened.

So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began
To darken all the hill.

2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.

3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.

Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight.

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

4. To cast a gloom upon.

With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not
The mirth of the feast.

5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.

I must not think there are
Evils enough to darken all his goodness.

Darken
(Dark"en), v. i. To grow or darker.