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belight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-light
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To light up; illuminate.

Transitive verb

verb

To become lit up; shine up; dawn.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

belights (present, singular) belighting (participle, present) belighted (participle, past) belighted (past) belit (participle, past) belit (past)

Questions

What does belight mean?
To light up; illuminate.
Where does belight come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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