deluminate

English

Etymology

de- +‎ luminate

Verb

deluminate (third-person singular simple present deluminates, present participle deluminating, simple past and past participle deluminated)

1. To extinguish a light; to darken.
   • 1902, Frank Julian, A Text-book of Quantitative Chemical Analysis:

     A modification of the above has a stopcock at the base for controlling the flow of gas into the burner, simultaneously admitting the proper proportion of air to deluminate the flame.

   • 1998, Writers Forum - Issues 24-26, page 52:

     The smoky deluminated lounge was a sunken scatter of driftwood booths and castaway tables.

   • 2008, Michael Stapp, Gravedust & Grace, page 52:

     He watches the flickering black lights, as they deluminate, the world around him.

   • 2016, Andrey Astakhov, Tamerlis:

     But I still would like to deluminate rooms and let only the light from the daffodil shine,