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to murk

to murk

1 9.5
To make something dark or hard to see
  • verb
  • /mɜrk/
: oscurecer

Synonyms

to cloud
vsto murk
77 4.4

To make something less clear or bright by covering it

creates a murky, gloomy darkness rather than a simple covering
to black out
vsto murk
28 3.9

To make a place completely dark by turning off or covering lights

is about dim, gloomy obscuring rather than total or complete darkness
to fog
vsto murk
15 5.2

To make something hard to see or understand

creates thicker murky gloom rather than just a light haze
to shadow
vsto murk
6 2.3

To make a place or object dark by blocking light

adds murky gloom and cloudiness rather than only light blocking
to overshadow
vsto murk
1 5.4

To make something darker by blocking light

produces a gloomy, murky darkness not just reduced noticeability
to blacken out
vsto murk
1 6.0

To make a place or screen completely dark so no light shows

means partial gloom and cloudiness, not total absence of light
to deaden
vsto murk
1 6.1

To make an outline, sound, or feeling less clear

reduces brightness through dark cloudiness rather than only weakening
to bedim
vsto murk
9.9

To make something, like light and memory, less bright or clear

creates darker, gloomier cloudiness rather than only gentle dimming

Antonyms

53 4.1

To make something bright or visible with light

10 2.1

To become less cloudy with more light

How Dark

to blacken
16 3.4
to murk
1 9.5
to darken
38 3.3
to obscure
84 7.0
to dim
45 2.4

Surface Forms

murk infinitive
murked past
murked past participle
murking present participle
murks third person singular

Etymology

Murk as a verb comes from the same old root as murky, which meant 'dark', so think of it as 'to make dark'. That's why to murk something is to cloud or dim it, hiding details and light.