sadden up

English

Verb

sadden up (third-person singular simple present saddens up, present participle saddening up, simple past and past participle saddened up)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To become or make (something) sad.

   Synonyms: deject, depress; see also Thesaurus:be sad, Thesaurus:sadden

2. (transitive) To make (something) gloomy, depressing or sadness-inducing.

   Synonyms: begloom, darken, gloom