ˈsad ə n, ˈsaad- verb
( saddened ; saddened ; saddening -d( ə )niŋ ; saddens )
transitive verb
: to make sad:
a. dialect chiefly England : to make firm, solid, or thick
b. : to make gloomy in spirits or appearance : depress
his old age was saddened by the dissoluteness of his eldest son — M.L.Bonham
c. : to make dark or dull
sadden cloth in dyeing
intransitive verb
1. : to become or grow sad (as in spirits)
2. : to make a person or thing sad