Might mean (unverified): Make less bright or cheerful.
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▸ verb:  (intransitive) To become bleak

Similar:
bleck, begloom, darken, benegro, blacken, greyen, Blanken, Blunk, blench, blast, more...

Opposite:
brighten, illuminate, cheer, lighten, gladden

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Similar:
bleck, begloom, darken, benegro, blacken, greyen, Blanken, Blunk, blench, blast, more...

Opposite:
brighten, illuminate, cheer, lighten, gladden



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