1. (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in colour over time
   "the darkened margins of the paper" 
2. Become or made dark by lack of light
   "a darkened house"; "the darkened theatre"

1. Become dark or darker
   "The sky darkened" 
2. Tarnish or stain
   "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" 
3. Make dark or darker
   "darken a room"

See also: dark, darkening, old

Type of: alter, change, defile, maculate, modify, stain, sully, tarnish

Antonym: brighten, lighten

Encyclopedia: Darken

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• narrow-leaved flame flower
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• narrow-leaved white-topped aster
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