Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deluminate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-lu-mi-nate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To extinguish a light; to darken.

Example Sentences

"A modification of the above has a stopcock at the base for controlling the flow of gas into the burner, simultaneously admitting the proper proportion of air to deluminate the flame."
"The smoky deluminated lounge was a sunken scatter of driftwood booths and castaway tables."
"He watches the flickering black lights, as they deluminate, the world around him."
"But I still would like to deluminate rooms and let only the light from the daffodil shine,"

Etymology

From de- + luminate.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Inflected Forms

deluminates (present, singular) deluminating (participle, present) deluminated (participle, past) deluminated (past)

Questions

What does deluminate mean?: To extinguish a light; to darken.
Where does deluminate come from?: From de- + luminate.

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