darken
The origin and history of darken.
Etymology
From Old English deorcnian, built from dark plus the verb-forming suffix -en, on the same pattern as "sadden" or "widen."
The origin and history of darken.
From Old English deorcnian, built from dark plus the verb-forming suffix -en, on the same pattern as "sadden" or "widen."
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