endarken

English

Etymology

en- + darken (see en- (intensifying prefix)), modelled on enlighten.[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (transitive, 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.
  2. (transitive, chiefly literary) To becloud, obscure, to obfuscate; to confound.

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References

  1. The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).

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