darkened

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darkened

  1. simple past and past participle of darken

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darkened (not comparable)

  1. Made dark or lightproof by the exclusion of light.
  2. Having an absence of light, such as at night-time.
    Synonym: (chiefly literary and poetic) embrowned
    • 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42:
      Far less straightforward was what happened at about 0130 on Friday June 2 1944, as a long goods train was chuffing and clanking its unhurried way across the darkened landscape towards Soham, from Ely.

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