bedarken
UK/bɪˈdɑːkn̩/
bedarken verb: to make dim, or to darken, or obscure.
Verb
bedarken (third-person singular simple present bedarkens, present participle bedarkening, simple past and past participle bedarkened)
- To make dim, or to darken, or obscure.
- #*: for light spreads; all human souls, never so bedarkened, love light; light once kindled spreads, till all is luminous1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “chapter 6: Hero-Worship”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book I (Proem)
- Even if there had been a glimmer of light, the dust would have robbed us of it; it was dense enough to bedarken an out-of-doors spot.1962, Joseph Gies, Adventure Underground: Tunnels, page 260
bedarken meaning in Urdu and Bengali
bedarken in Urdu
- اندھیرے سے ڈھکنا
bedarken in Bengali
- আবছা করা, অন্ধকার করা, অস্পষ্ট করা
Forms of bedarken
| third-person singular present | bedarkens |
|---|---|
| present participle | bedarkening |
| past participle | bedarkened |
| past | bedarkened |
Origin of bedarken
From be- + darken.
Questions about bedarken
- What does bedarken mean?
- Bedarken means to make dim, or to darken, or obscure.
- What is bedarken in Urdu?
- Bedarken in Urdu is اندھیرے سے ڈھکنا. See Bedarken meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is bedarken?
- Bedarken is a verb.
- How do you pronounce bedarken?
- Bedarken is pronounced /bɪˈdɑːkn̩/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of bedarken?
- The past tense of bedarken is bedarkened.
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