Meanings
verbbenighten (third-person singular simple present benightens, present participle benightening, simple past and past participle benightened)
present singular third person benightens · participle present benightening · participle past benightened · past benightened
- obsoletetransitiveTo benight.
Origin
From benight + -en, after enlighten.
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APA
benighten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benighten
MLA
“benighten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benighten. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benighten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benighten.
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