Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: bedim, obscure

See Also: darken, enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, wrap

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