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enfold vs benight

benight vs enfold

enfold and benight both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
enfold No No Yes No
benight No No Yes No
As verbs, benight is a hyponym of enfold; that is, benight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than enfold:
  • enfold: enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
  • benight: envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness
Other hyponyms of enfold include tube, capsulate, capsule, capsulise, capsulize, engulf, sheathe, cocoon, bathe, cover, enshroud, hide, shroud.
enfold (verb) benight (verb)
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness
overtake with darkness or night
Difference between enfold and benight

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