bedarken

verb
/bɪˈdɑːkn̩/UK

Etymology

From be- + darken.

  1. inherited from *dirkinōn — “to darken
  2. derived from *deorcnian
  3. inherited from derkenen
  4. prefixed as bedarken — “be + darken

Definitions

  1. To make dim, or to darken, or obscure.

    • #*: for light spreads; all human souls, never so bedarkened, love light; light once kindled spreads, till all is luminous
    • Even if there had been a glimmer of light, the dust would have robbed us of it; it was dense enough to bedarken an out-of-doors spot.

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