begloom en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + gloom.
Meanings
- (rare, transitive) To make gloomy; darken.
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(archaic, transitive) To sadden.
No cold can chill them, and no fire consume No light can daze, no darkness can begloom Nor blank vacuity 'twixt orb and orb
1864, John Rorke, Fancies on the photograph, a poem:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| begloomed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| begloomed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| beglooming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| beglooms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
pain · besorrow · contristate · come down on · upset · grieven · forset · dash · repent · ungladden · rue · grieve · sadden · darken · oppress · bring down · depress · moan · begloom · deject · get down · desolate · deject · dispirit · unhappy · depress · begrieve · sadden up · tristitiate · engrieve · aggrieve · attrist