Tenebrize

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To dwell in darkness. archaic, rare

    "you of the Laity, for tenebrizing, for your Conventicles;"

  2. 2
    To make dark and shadowy. rare

    "The overall atmosphere is not merely murky but tenebrized and quite literally night-soaked."

Example

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"you of the Laity, for tenebrizing, for your Conventicles;"

Etymology

From Latin tenebrae (“darkness”) + -ize.

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