Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

illighten

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: il-light-en
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"So then the Maſſe and Chaos being firſt created, void, darke, and imformed, was by the operatiue Spirit of God pierced and quickned, and the Waters hauing now receiued Spirit and motion, reſolued their thinner parts into aire, which God illightned .the Earth alſo by being contignat, and mixt with waters (participating the fame diuine vertue) brought forth the budde of the hearbe that ſeedeth ſeede, &c and for a meane and organ, by which this operatiue vertue might be continued, God appointed the light to be vnited, and gaue it alſo motion and heat, which heat cauſed a con tinuance of thoſe ſeuerall ſpecies, which the Earth (being made fruitfull by the Spirit) produced, and with motion begat the time, and times ſucceeding"

Etymology

Perhaps from an alteration of alighten influenced by illuminate.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

illightens (present, singular) illightening (participle, present) illightened (participle, past) illightened (past)

Questions

What does illighten mean?: To enlighten.
Where does illighten come from?: Perhaps from an alteration of alighten influenced by illuminate.

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