1. to make dark or darker; to darken
Usage: archaic or literary; transitive
2. to make gloomy or sad; to cast a shadow over
Usage: archaic or literary; transitive; figurative

Examples

• The storm clouds began to bedarken the sky.
• Grief bedarked his once cheerful countenance.
• The old painting had been bedarkened by centuries of dust and grime.
• A shadow bedarkened the room as the sun set.
• His mood was bedarkened by the unfortunate news.
• The forest grew bedarkened as twilight approached.