"deluminate" meaning in English

See deluminate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: deluminates [present, singular, third-person], deluminating [participle, present], deluminated [participle, past], deluminated [past]
Etymology: From de- + luminate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|luminate}} de- + luminate Head templates: {{en-verb}} deluminate (third-person singular simple present deluminates, present participle deluminating, simple past and past participle deluminated)
  1. To extinguish a light; to darken. Categories (topical): Light

Inflected forms

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