endarken

English

Etymology

En- (an intensifying prefix) + darken (to render dark); modelled on enlighten.^[1]

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdaɾkɪn/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdɑːkən/

Verb

endarken (third-person singular simple present endarkens, present participle endarkening, simple past and past participle endarkened)

(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.
(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

Dutch: verduisteren (nl)

Swedish: förmörka (sv)

To obscure, to obfuscate; to confound

Anagrams

enranked

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[OED-etym-1] The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).