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endarkening

endarkening is the present participle and gerund of endarken.

Meaning of endarken

Verb

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

  1. (literary, rare, transitive) To render dark or darker.
    • Suffer not Satan to endarken your consciences; let brawlings cease, and let unity be seen.1711, John Strype, Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury
  2. (literary, transitive) To becloud, obscure, to obfuscate; to confound.

Questions about endarkening

What is endarkening the present participle and gerund of?
Endarkening is the present participle and gerund of endarken.

Words near endarkening in the dictionary

  1. endarchy
  2. endark
  3. endarked
  4. endarken
  5. endarkened
  6. endarkening
  7. endarkenment
  8. endarkens
  9. endarking
  10. endarks
  11. endart

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