beacon

²beacon

verb

Definition of BEACON

intransitive verb

: to shine as a beacon

transitive verb

: to furnish with a beacon

Examples of BEACON

1. <a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor>

First Known Use of BEACON

1650

Related to BEACON

Synonyms: bathe, illuminate, emblaze, illume, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten

Antonyms: blacken, darken, obfuscate

Related Words: brighten; beam, beat (down), radiate, shine; enhalo, halo; floodlight; highlight, spotlight; blaze, burn, fire, flame, glare, glow, ignite, incinerate, kindle; bedazzle, blind, daze, dazzle; gleam, glisten, glitter

Near Antonyms: dim, dull, obscure; cover, shroud, veil; douse (also dowse), extinguish, put out, quench, snuff (out)

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