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verdunkeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blacken verb To make something black or turn black.
  • darken verb To make or become darker in light or color.
  • dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
  • obfuscate verb To make something unclear or hard to understand, usually on purpose and in order to hide the truth.
  • obscure adjective Not well known.
  • opaque adj Not allowing light to pass through; not transparent or translucent.

Senses

verdunkeln is used for these senses in English:

  • blacken (intransitive, ergative) To become black.
  • darken (intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
  • darken (intransitive) To become dark or darker in colour.
  • dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
  • obfuscate To make dark; to overshadow.
  • obfuscate To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth.
  • obscure (transitive) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
  • opaque (transitive) To make, render (more) opaque.

blacken — full definition

  1. verb To make something black or turn black.
  2. verb To damage someone's reputation; to defame.
  3. verb To cook fish or meat by coating it in spices and searing it quickly in a hot pan.

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.

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