deluminate
deluminate verb: to extinguish a light; to darken.
Verb
deluminate (third-person singular simple present deluminates, present participle deluminating, simple past and past participle deluminated)
- To extinguish a light; to darken.
- A modification of the above has a stopcock at the base for controlling the flow of gas into the burner, simultaneously admitting the proper proportion of air to deluminate the flame.1902, Frank Julian, A Text-book of Quantitative Chemical Analysis
- The smoky deluminated lounge was a sunken scatter of driftwood booths and castaway tables.1998, Writers Forum - Issues 24-26, page 52
Examples of deluminate in a sentence
- He watches the flickering black lights, as they deluminate, the world around him.2008, Michael Stapp, Gravedust & Grace, page 52:
- But I still would like to deluminate rooms and let only the light from the daffodil shine,2016, Andrey Astakhov, Tamerlis:
Forms of deluminate
| third-person singular present | deluminates |
|---|---|
| present participle | deluminating |
| past participle | deluminated |
| past | deluminated |
Origin of deluminate
From de- + luminate.
Questions about deluminate
- What does deluminate mean?
- Deluminate means to extinguish a light; to darken.
- How do you use deluminate in a sentence?
- He watches the flickering black lights, as they deluminate, the world around him.
- What part of speech is deluminate?
- Deluminate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deluminate?
- The past tense of deluminate is deluminated.
Words near deluminate in the dictionary
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