Endarken

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /É›nˈdɑːkə̆n/

Origin

En- (an intensifying prefix) + darken (to render dark); modelled on enlighten.

The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).

Full definition of endarken

Verb

1. (rare, chiefly literary) To render dark or darker.
• John StrypeSuffer not Satan to endarken your consciences; let brawlings cease, and let unity be seen.
2. (chiefly literary) To obscure, to obfuscate; to confound.

Antonyms

• render dark enlighten