"deluminate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: deluminates [present, singular, third-person], deluminating [participle, present], deluminated [participle, past], deluminated [past]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-deluminate-en-verb-etyY7slc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

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