endarken
English
Etymology
en- + darken (see en- (“intensifying prefix”)), modelled on enlighten.[1]
Pronunciation
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Verb
endarken (third-person singular simple present endarkens, present participle endarkening, simple past and past participle endarkened)
- (transitive, rare, chiefly literary) To render dark or darker.
- John Strype
- Suffer not Satan to endarken your consciences; let brawlings cease, and let unity be seen.
- John Strype
- (transitive, chiefly literary) To becloud, obscure, to obfuscate; to confound.
Antonyms
- (render dark) enlighten
References
- ^ The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).
Translations
to render dark or darker
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To obscure, to obfuscate; to confound