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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Heathen :: Heathen (a.) Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.
Light :: Light (n.) That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information.
Enlight :: Enlight (v. t.) To illumine; to enlighten.
Lightning :: Lightning (vb. n.) Lightening.
Light :: Light (v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
Analogy :: Analogy (n.) A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden..
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
Illighten :: Illighten (v. t.) To enlighten.
Alleviation :: Alleviation (n.) The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief.
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning..
Lightning :: Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers..
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..
Instruct :: Instruct (a.) Instructed; taught; enlightened.
Jettison :: "Jettison (n.) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief..
Alleviate :: Alleviate (v. t.) To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate sorrow, pain, care, etc. ; -- opposed to aggravate..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To descend; to light.
Radiate :: Radiate (v. t.) To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.
Foulder :: Foulder (v. i.) To flash, as lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder..
Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
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