benight

verbs

overtake with darkness or night
benight
is a type of (narrower)
overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm
envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness
"The benighted peoples of this area"
benight
is a type of (narrower)
enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
"Fog enveloped the house"
enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap
make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
bedim, benight