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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Benight \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: benight v 1: overtake with darkness or night 2: envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; "The benighted peoples of this area" 3: make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake" [syn: {obscure}, {bedim}]
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