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illightening

illightening is the present participle and gerund of illighten.

Meaning of illighten

Verb

illighten (third-person singular simple present illightens, present participle illightening, simple past and past participle illightened)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) To enlighten.
    • So then the Maſſe and Chaos being firſt created, void, darke, and imformed, was by the operatiue Spirit of God pierced and quickned, and the Waters hauing now receiued Spirit and motion, reſolued their thinner parts into aire, which God illightned .the Earth alſo by being contignat, and mixt with...1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], “Of the Creation, and Preſervation of the World.”, in The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, 1st book, §....

Questions about illightening

What is illightening the present participle and gerund of?
Illightening is the present participle and gerund of illighten.

Words near illightening in the dictionary

  1. illicium
  2. Illidge
  3. Illig
  4. illighten
  5. illightened
  6. illightening
  7. illightens
  8. Illigs
  9. Illimani
  10. illimaquinone
  11. illimitability

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