Definition of benight Benight
/binajหt/ - [beenayt] -
We found 10 definitions of benight from 4 different sources.
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What does benight mean?
WordNet
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| benight - make darker and difficult to perceive by sight | ||
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| darken make dark or darker; "darken a room" | ||
| benight - envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area" | ||
| enfold, envelop, enwrap, enclose, wrap enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" | ||
| benight - overtake with darkness or night | ||
| sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome, overwhelm overcome by superior force | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary ๐
- benight (v. t.)
To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure. - benight (v. t.)
To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the end of a day's journey or task. - benight (v. t.)
To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from intellectual light.
Part of speech
๐ค- benight, verb, present, 1st person singular of benight (infinitive).
- benight, verb (infinitive).
