"bedarken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /bɪˈdɑːkn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: bedarkens [present, singular, third-person], bedarkening [participle, present], bedarkened [participle, past], bedarkened [past]
enPR: bĭdärʹkn [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: be- + darken Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|darken}} be- + darken Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedarken (third-person singular simple present bedarkens, present participle bedarkening, simple past and past participle bedarkened)
  1. To make dim, or to darken, or obscure.
    Sense id: en-bedarken-en-verb-UFFWOkBI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-

Inflected forms

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