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a·lit
(ə-lĭt′)v.
A past tense and a past participle of alight1.
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alit
(əˈlɪt)vb
a rare past tense and past participle of alight1
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a•light1
(əˈlaɪt)v.i. a•light•ed a•lit, a•light•ing.
1. to dismount from a horse, descend from a vehicle, etc.
2. to settle or stay after descending; come to rest.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English ālīhtan=ā- a-3 + līhtan to relieve (orig. an animal mount) of weight, light2]
a•light2
(əˈlaɪt)adv., adj.
1. provided with light; lighted up.
2. on fire; burning.
[before 1000; now taken as a-1 + light1; orig. past participle of alight to light up (Middle English alihten, Old English onlīhtan=on- a-1 + līhtan to light1)]
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