benight
transitive verb
be·night
| \ bi-ˈnīt, bē- \
-ed/-ing/-s
Definition of benight
1
: to overtake by darkness or night especially before the end of a journey
—usually used in the passive there was no fear of our being benighted, for in Norway at this season it never gets dark— Frances Pitt
2
: to envelop in intellectual, moral, or social darkness
what men … call religion now benighting half the earth— John Wilson †1854
—usually used in the passive
3
: to make dark especially by depriving of light : obscure
the cliffs were so high that the bay itself was already benighted— Clemence Dane
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“Benight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benight. Accessed 2 Mar. 2021.
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