About The Word Benight
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Benight
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What's The Definition Of Benight?
[v] make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
[v] envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area" [v] overtake with darkness or night Synonyms | Synonyms for Benight: bedim | obscure Related Terms | Find terms related to Benight: See Also | darken | enclose | enfold | envelop | enwrap | overcome | overpower | overtake | overwhelm | sweep over | whelm | wrap Benight In Webster's Dictionary \Be*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]
The clouds benight the sky. --Garth.
2. To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the
end of a day's journey or task.
Some virgin, sure, . . . benighted in these woods.
--Milton.
3. To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from
intellectual light.
Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ?
--Heber.
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