"enlight" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: enlights [present, singular, third-person], enlighting [participle, present], enlighted [participle, past], enlighted [past], enlit [participle, past], enlit [past]
Etymology: en- + light Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|light}} en- + light Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=enlit}} enlight (third-person singular simple present enlights, present participle enlighting, simple past and past participle enlighted or enlit)
  1. (archaic, transitive) To illuminate. Tags: archaic, transitive Related terms: enlighten
    Sense id: en-enlight-en-verb-rTl~oym- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with en-

Inflected forms

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