benight

English

verb

Definitions

(chiefly) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.
To darken; to shroud or obscure.
To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English benyghten prefix from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense).

Origin

English

night

Gloss

noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense

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Cognates and derived terms

Cracker Night English
all-night English
alnight English
anight English
barnight English
benighted English
benightedly English
benightedness English
benighten English
benighter English
benightment English
birthnight English
evennight English
forenight English
fortnight English
goodnight English
holinight English
internight English
intranight English
midnight English
multinight English
night English
night fear English
night watch English
night-bright English
night-fear English
night-rail English
nightbreak English
nightcap English
nightclothes English
nightclub English
nightcore English
nightcrawler English
nightdream English
nightdreaming English
nightdress English
nighted English
nighten English
nighter English
nightery English
nightfall English
nightfaring English
nightfear English
nightfire English
nightfright English
nightful English
nightgear English
nightglow English
nightgown English
nightguard English
nighthawk English
nightie English
nightingale English
nightish English
nightlamp English
nightless English
nightlife English
nightlight English
nightlike English
nightline English
nightlong English
nightly English
nightman English
nightmarcher English
nightmare English
nightpiece English
nightrider English
nightrobe English
nights English
nightscape English
nightscope English
nightshade English
nightshining English
nightshirt English
nightside English
nightspot English
nightstand English
nightstick English
nightstool English
nightsuit English
nighttide English
nighttime English
nightwalker English
nightwandering English
nightward English
nightwards English
nightwatch English
nightwatchman English
nightwear English
nightwork English
nighty English
outnight English
overnight English
paynight English
to-night English
unbenighted English
watchnight English
weeknight English
worknight English
yesternight English
night Italian
night Portuguese
ナイト Japanese
benyghten Middle English
nighte Middle English
나이트 Korean
nait Tok Pisin
naet Pijin