English Explanatory Dictionary

belight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To light up; illuminate.
  2. To become lit up; shine up; dawn.

Word forms

belight belights belighting belighted belit

Etymology

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

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