Definition of lighten

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Lighten (v. i.) To descend; to light.

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Inlighten :: Inlighten (v. t.) See Enlighten.
Heathen :: Heathen (a.) Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning..
Lightening :: Lightening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lighte.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To descend; to light.
Unseel :: Unseel (v. t.) To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets..
Allege :: Allege (v. t.) To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble..
Illuminate :: Illuminate (a.) Enlightened.
Enlight :: Enlight (v. t.) To illumine; to enlighten.
Buddhism :: Buddhism (n.) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the greatest
Enlightenment :: Enlightenment (n.) Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed..
Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Literally, those who are enlightened.
Fulguration :: Fulguration (n.) The act of lightening.
Light :: Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
Alleviation :: Alleviation (n.) The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
Lightning :: Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers..
Ignorant :: Ignorant (a.) Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky..
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