1. (

• darken

) become dark or darker; "The sky darkened" ;

2. (

• darken

) tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" ;

3. (

• darken ,

) make dark or darker; "darken a room" ;

1. (

• darkened

) (of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time; "the darkened margins of the paper" ;

2. (

• darkened

) become or made dark by lack of light; "a darkened house"; "the darkened theater" ;