To make dark or darker

• shadow

  1. A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
  2. The darkness or diminished light caused by the blocking of a light source:
  3. A darker area in a picture or photograph.

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  1. A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
  2. The darkness or diminished light caused by the blocking of a light source:
  3. A darker area in a picture or photograph.

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• shade

  1. Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness.
  2. Cover or shelter provided by interception by an object of the sun or its rays:
  3. The part of a picture or photograph depicting darkness or shadow.

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  1. Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness.
  2. Cover or shelter provided by interception by an object of the sun or its rays:
  3. The part of a picture or photograph depicting darkness or shadow.

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• adumbrate

  1. To give a sketchy outline of.
  2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
  3. To disclose partially or guardedly.

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  1. To give a sketchy outline of.
  2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
  3. To disclose partially or guardedly.

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To grow darker

• dim

  1. Lacking in brightness:
  2. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
  3. Lacking luster; dull or subdued:

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  1. Lacking in brightness:
  2. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint:
  3. Lacking luster; dull or subdued:

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• become dark

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• deepen

  1. To make or become deep or deeper.

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  1. To make or become deep or deeper.

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• cloud up or over

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To make darker

• eclipse

  1. The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.
  2. The period of time during which such an obscuration occurs.
  3. A temporary or permanent dimming or cutting off of light.

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  1. The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.
  2. The period of time during which such an obscuration occurs.
  3. A temporary or permanent dimming or cutting off of light.

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• blacken

  1. To make black.
  2. To sully or defame:
  3. To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.

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  1. To make black.
  2. To sully or defame:
  3. To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.

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• shadow

  1. A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
  2. The darkness or diminished light caused by the blocking of a light source:
  3. A darker area in a picture or photograph.

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  1. A dark area or shape made by an object blocking rays of light.
  2. The darkness or diminished light caused by the blocking of a light source:
  3. A darker area in a picture or photograph.

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• cloud

  1. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level.
  2. A mass of particles or droplets, as of dust, smoke, or steam, suspended in the atmosphere or existing in outer space.
  3. A large moving body of things in the air or on the ground; a swarm:

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  1. A visible body of very fine water droplets or ice particles suspended in the atmosphere at altitudes ranging up to several miles above sea level.
  2. A mass of particles or droplets, as of dust, smoke, or steam, suspended in the atmosphere or existing in outer space.
  3. A large moving body of things in the air or on the ground; a swarm:

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