"sadden up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: saddens up [present, singular, third-person], saddening up [participle, present], saddened up [participle, past], saddened up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sadden up (third-person singular simple present saddens up, present participle saddening up, simple past and past participle saddened up)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) sad. Tags: intransitive, transitive Synonyms: deject, depress, be sad, sadden
    Sense id: en-sadden_up-en-verb-cPWtW27Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
  2. (transitive) To make (something) gloomy, depressing or sadness-inducing. Tags: transitive Synonyms: begloom, darken, gloom
    Sense id: en-sadden_up-en-verb-xGGP3ZJv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
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