English → Latin
“benight” in Latin
obscūrōto darken, obscure; to conceal, hide; to blind, becloud understandingobdūcōto lead, conduct, bring or draw towards, before, forward or against; to cover by drawing over; cover over, overlay, over
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
benight
darken, obscurare; tenebras offundere, obducere; noctem offundere.
Benighted (overtaken by night), nocte oppressus.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for benight?
- The usual Latin words for “benight” are obscūrō, obdūcō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.