"bedark" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bedarks [present, singular, third-person], bedarking [participle, present], bedarked [participle, past], bedarked [past]
Etymology: From Middle English bederken, equivalent to be- + dark. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bederken}} Middle English bederken, {{prefix|en|be|dark}} be- + dark Head templates: {{en-verb}} bedark (third-person singular simple present bedarks, present participle bedarking, simple past and past participle bedarked)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To darken. Tags: obsolete, transitive Related terms: bedarken Translations (To darken): затъмнявам (zatǎmnjavam) [feminine] (Bulgarian)
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