disilluminate

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verb

To destroy the light of; to darken.

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Meanings

verbdisilluminate (third-person singular simple present disilluminates, present participle disilluminating, simple past and past participle disilluminated)

present singular third person disilluminates · participle present disilluminating · participle past disilluminated · past disilluminated

  1. transitiveTo destroy the light of; to darken.

Origin

From dis- + illuminate.

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APA

disilluminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilluminate

MLA

“disilluminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilluminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disilluminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disilluminate.

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