"gaslit" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: gas + lit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gas|lit}} gas + lit Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gaslit (not comparable)
  1. Illuminated by burning gas. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: gas-lit, gaslighted
    Sense id: en-gaslit-en-adj-zOP1-yC~

Verb

Etymology: gas + lit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|gas|lit}} gas + lit Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gaslit
  1. simple past and past participle of gaslight Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: gaslight
    Sense id: en-gaslit-en-verb-dem5cmLi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83

Alternative forms

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