Definition
To darken, obscure, or remove light and clarity from something.
Etymology
From dis- (reversal, negation) + illuminate (from Latin illuminare, from in- + luminare, to light). The double-l appears to be a variant spelling; dis- reverses the illuminating action.
Kelly Says
This word is so obscure that even many historical dictionaries question its legitimacy—it may be a Renaissance-era coinage by scholars experimenting with dis- prefixes, representing an attempt to create a perfect opposite to 'illuminate' that didn't quite catch on.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጥቁር ማድረግ
tiqur ma-dre-g
BNবাংলা
তুচ্ছ কর
tuccha kor
CACatalà
obscurcir
ob-skur-cir
CSČeština
zatemnit
za-tem-nit
DADansk
formørke
for-mor-ke
DEDeutsch
verdunkeln
fer-dun-keln
ELΕλληνικά
σκοτεινιάσει
sko-te-in-y-sei
ESEspañol
desiluminar
de-si-loo-mee-nar
FAفارسی
خاموش کردن
kha-moosh kar-dan
FISuomi
himmentää
him-men-taa
FRFrançais
dé-luminer
de-loo-mee-nay
HEעברית
להעלים אור
le-ha-e-lim or
HIहिन्दी
अंधेरा करना
andhe-ra kar-na
HUMagyar
elhomályosítani
el-ho-ma-ly-o-si-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelapkan
ge-lap-kan
ITItaliano
oscurare
os-ku-ra-re
KO한국어
어둡게 하다
eodub-ge ha-da
MRMR
अंधेरा करा
andhe-ra kara
MSBahasa Melayu
gelapkan
ge-lap-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အမှောင်
a-ma-shaung
NLNederlands
verduisteren
ver-doo-ster-en
NONorsk
formørke
for-mor-ke
PLPolski
ciemnić
chem-nic
PTPortuguês
desiluminar
de-si-loo-mee-nar
RORomână
a întuneca
a in-tu-ne-ca
RUРусский
затемнить
za-tem-nit
SVSvenska
mörklägga
mor-kläg-ga
TEతెలుగు
తీవ్ర하게
teevra-ga-che
THไทย
ทำให้มืด
thae-hae meud
TRTürkçe
karanlıklaştırmak
ka-ran-lik-lar-she-mak
UKУкраїнська
затемнювати
za-tem-nyu-vaty
URاردو
اندھرا کرنا
andhra karna
VITiếng Việt
làm tối
lam toi