benight
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benight — e*night (b[ e]*n[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benighting}.] 1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The clouds benight the sky. Garth. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
benight — (v.) 1550s, to be overtaken by darkness, from BE (Cf. be ) + NIGHT (Cf. night). Figurative sense (especially in pp. adj. benighted) of to involve in moral or intellectual darkness is from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
benight — verb a) To overtake with night. The King with half the East at heel is marched from lands of morning; b) To be caught out by oncoming night before reaching ones destination Their fighters drink the rivers up, their shafts benight the air … Wiktionary
benight — v. overtake by darkness … English contemporary dictionary
benight — be·night … English syllables
benight — verb 1. overtake with darkness or night • Hypernyms: ↑overwhelm, ↑overpower, ↑sweep over, ↑whelm, ↑overcome, ↑overtake • Verb Frames: Something s somebody … Useful english dictionary
benighten — benightˈen transitive verb (rare) To benight • • • Main Entry: ↑benight … Useful english dictionary
Benighted — benight e*night (b[ e]*n[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benighting}.] 1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The clouds benight the sky. Garth. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Benighting — benight e*night (b[ e]*n[imac]t ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benighting}.] 1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] The clouds benight the sky. Garth. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
benightening — benightˈening noun • • • Main Entry: ↑benight … Useful english dictionary
