Definition of lighten

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Lighten (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief..

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Light :: Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
Wise :: Wise (v.) Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive information; erudite; learned.
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..
Enlightener :: Enlightener (n.) One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind..
Lightning :: Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers..
Lightening :: Lightening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lighte.
Alegge :: Alegge (v. t.) To allay or alleviate; to lighten.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To cheer; to exhilarate.
Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Literally, those who are enlightened.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (a.) Enlightened.
Phase :: Phase (n.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief..
Inlighten :: Inlighten (v. t.) See Enlighten.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To descend; to light.
Illighten :: Illighten (v. t.) To enlighten.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky..
Irradiate :: Irradiate (v. t.) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind..
Lamp :: Lamp (n.) Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the uses of a lamp..
Misology :: Misology (n.) Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment.
Illuminate :: Illuminate (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary light and knowledge..
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