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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 or misappropriate money that one has been trusted with, especially to steal money from the organisation for which one works.
  • endarken verb To render 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

  1. verb To make or become darker in light or color.
  2. verb To make a mood, tone, or situation gloomier or more troubling.

dim — full definition

  1. adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  2. adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
  3. adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
  4. verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.

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