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darken vs embrown

embrown vs darken

darken and embrown both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
darken No No Yes No
embrown No No Yes No
As verbs, embrown is a hyponym of darken; that is, embrown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than darken:
  • darken: make dark or darker
  • embrown: cause to darken
Other hyponyms of darken include murk, dun, blind, dim, dim, bedim, benight, shade, shade off, shadow, cloud, overcast.
darken (verb) embrown (verb)
become dark or darker make brown in color
make dark or darker cause to darken
tarnish or stain
Difference between darken and embrown

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