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benighted


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  benight 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  benight 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  benight 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  benight 
 
  3  senses  of  benight 
 
  Sense  1 
  benight 
  =>  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
 
  Sense  2 
  benight 
  =>  envelop,  enfold,  enwrap,  wrap,  enclose 
 
  Sense  3 
  obscure,  benight,  bedim 
  =>  darken 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  benight 
 
  benight  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  benight 
 
  Sense  1 
  benight 
  =>  overwhelm,  overpower,  sweep  over  whelm,  overcome,  overtake 
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  Sense  2 
  benight 
  =>  envelop,  enfold,  enwrap,  wrap,  enclose 
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  Sense  3 
  obscure,  benight,  bedim 
  =>  darken 
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  Overview  of  verb  benight 
 
  The  verb  benight  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  benight  --  (overtake  with  darkness  or  night) 
  2.  benight  --  (envelop  with  social,  intellectual,  or  moral  darkness;  "The  benighted  peoples  of  this  area") 
  3.  obscure,  benight,  bedim  --  (make  difficult  to  perceive  by  sight;  "The  foliage  of  the  huge  tree  obscures  the  view  of  the  lake") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  benighted 
 
  The  adj  benighted  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  benighted,  nighted  --  (overtaken  by  night  or  darkness;  "benighted  (or  nighted)  travelers  hurrying  toward  home") 
  2.  benighted,  dark  --  (lacking  enlightenment  or  knowledge  or  culture;  "this  benighted  country";  "benighted  ages  of  barbarism  and  superstition";  "the  dark  ages";  "a  dark  age  in  the  history  of  education") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  benighted 
 
  2  senses  of  benighted 
 
  Sense  1 
  benighted,  nighted 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unpunctual)  ->  punctual 
 
  Sense  2 
  benighted,  dark 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  unenlightened)  ->  enlightened 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  benighted 
 
  2  senses  of  benighted 
 
  Sense  1 
  benighted,  nighted 
  =>  unpunctual  (vs.  punctual) 
 
  Sense  2 
  benighted,  dark 
  =>  unenlightened  (vs.  enlightened) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  benighted 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  benighted 
 
  benighted  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  benighted 
  benighted 
 
  Overview  of  verb  benight 
 
  The  verb  benight  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  benight  --  (overtake  with  darkness  or  night) 
  2.  benight  --  (envelop  with  social,  intellectual,  or  moral  darkness;  "The  benighted  peoples  of  this  area") 
  3.  obscure,  benight,  bedim  --  (make  difficult  to  perceive  by  sight;  "The  foliage  of  the  huge  tree  obscures  the  view  of  the  lake") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  benighted 
 
  The  adj  benighted  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  benighted,  nighted  --  (overtaken  by  night  or  darkness;  "benighted  (or  nighted)  travelers  hurrying  toward  home") 
  2.  benighted,  dark  --  (lacking  enlightenment  or  knowledge  or  culture;  "this  benighted  country";  "benighted  ages  of  barbarism  and  superstition";  "the  dark  ages";  "a  dark  age  in  the  history  of  education") 



benighted definition