1. past tense and past participle of bedarken; made dark or darker; obscured or dimmed
Usage: literary or archaic; often used in poetic or formal contexts

Examples

• The storm clouds bedarkened the sky above the valley.
• His mood bedarkened as the news grew worse.
• The forest was bedarkened by the thick canopy of leaves.
• Sorrow bedarkened her once-cheerful expression.
• The room was bedarkened by heavy curtains drawn shut.