inlighted

English

Etymology

From Middle English inlighted, from Old English inlīhted, past participle of inlīhtan (to to illuminate, enlighten), equivalent to inlight + -ed. More at inlight.

Adjective

inlighted (comparative more inlighted, superlative most inlighted)

  1. Lit up or lighted; illuminated.
    • 1894, Philip Gengembre Hubert, The Atlantic monthly:
      And source of things, Shall, with inlighted rays, Pierce all their ways!
    • 1983, Edward Taylor, Thomas Marion Davis, Virginia L. Davis, Edward Taylor's Harmony of the Gospels:
      [...] As the Son: but secondarily, as a Lamp inlighted, so the Light of Life is to shine forth in you.

Synonyms

Verb

inlighted

  1. simple past tense and past participle of inlight

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