"darken" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Become dark or darker (synset 200313162)
"The sky darkened"

is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
subtypes:
- dusk - become dusk
- black out, blacken out - darken completely
- cloud over, cloud up, overcloud - become covered with clouds
Tarnish or stain (synset 201540617)
"a scandal that darkened the family's good name"

is a type of: defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish - make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Make dark or darker (synset 200312341)
"darken a room"

causes: darken - become dark or darker

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- embrown - cause to darken
- murk - make dark, dim, or gloomy
- dun - make a dun color
- blind, dim - make dim by comparison or conceal
- dim - make dim or lusterless
- bedim, benight - make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
- shade, shade off, shadow - cast a shadow over
- cloud, overcast - make overcast or cloudy