verduisteren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- darken verb To make or become darker in light or color.
- dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
- embezzle verb To steal money that has been placed in your care, especially from your employer.
- endarken verb To make something dark or darker.
- extinguish verb To put out a fire or light.
- obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
- occult adj Relating to magic, mysticism, or supernatural practices.
- overcast noun A sky completely covered by cloud.
- secrete verb Of a gland, cell, or plant, to produce and release a substance.
Senses
verduisteren is used for these senses in English:
- black out (transitive) To obscure in darkness.
- darken (transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.
- dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
- embezzle (legal, business) To steal or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
- endarken (transitive, rare, chiefly, literary) To render dark or darker.
- extinguish (figurative) To eclipse or obscure (someone or something).
- obfuscate To make dark; to overshadow.
- occult (transitive, astronomy) To cover or hide from view.
darken — full definition
- verb To make or become darker in light or color.
- verb To make a mood, tone, or situation gloomier or more troubling.
dim — full definition
- adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
- adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
- adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
- verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.
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