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benight vs enclose

enclose vs benight

benight and enclose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
benight No No Yes No
enclose No No Yes No
As verbs, enclose is a hypernym of benight; that is, enclose is a word with a broader meaning than benight:
  • benight: envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness
  • enclose: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
Other hypernyms of benight include enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap.
benight (verb) enclose (verb)
make darker and difficult to perceive by sight place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing
envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness surround completely
overtake with darkness or night enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
close in
Difference between benight and enclose

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