01 v. t. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.
imp. & p. p.
Benighted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Benighting
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1.
To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of night; to obscure.[Archaic]“The clouds benight the sky.” — Garth.
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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.
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To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from intellectual light.“Shall we to men benighted The lamp of life deny ?” — Heber.