belight

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verb

To light up; illuminate.

OriginMiddle English bilihten →
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Meanings

verbbelight (third-person singular simple present belights, present participle belighting, simple past and past participle belighted or belit)

present singular third person belights · participle present belighting · participle past belighted · past belighted · participle past belit · past belit

  1. dialectalraretransitiveTo light up; illuminate.
  2. dialectalintransitiverareTo become lit up; shine up; dawn.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alightbrightcastenlightenfireilluminateillustrateirradiatelightlight upshine

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbilihten“to illuminate”
  2. Englishbelight

From Middle English bilihten (“to illuminate”); equivalent to be- + light. Compare Dutch belichten.

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APA

belight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belight

MLA

“belight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “belight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/belight.

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