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BENIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make darker and difficult to perceive by sight

Synonyms:

bedim; benight

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "benight" is one way to...):

darken (make dark or darker)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness

Example:

The benighted peoples of this area

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "benight" is one way to...):

enclose; enfold; envelop; enwrap; wrap (enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Overtake with darkness or night

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "benight" is one way to...):

overcome; overpower; overtake; overwhelm; sweep over; whelm (overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

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