Benight Definition & Meaning
benight
- verb
- overtake with darkness or night
- envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area"
- make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
Words that rhyme with benight
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- What does benight mean?
- overtake with darkness or night envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area" make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
- What part of speech is benight?
- Benight is a verb.
- How many definitions does benight have?
- Benight has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (verb).