unlight
unlight · unlights · unlighted / unlit · unlighting
To alight; dismountTo alight; dismount
Meaning
2 senses(rare, transitive)To extinguish, turn off, or dim the light from
(dialectal, intransitive)To alight; dismount
Origin
From un- + light or, in the case of the verb, perhaps from Middle English *unlighten (suggFrom un- + light or, in the case of the verb, perhaps from Middle English *unlighten (suggested by past participle unlight, unlyght, unliȝt (“unlit”)), equivalent to un- + light.
From Middle English unlighten (“to lighten the burden of; alleviate; dismount from horseback”), equivalent to un- + light (“to alight”).
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Forms
unlights, unlighting, unlighted, unlightedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle