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light|en: light|en¹ «LY tuhn», intransitive verb.

1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn.

2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened.

3. to become lighter in color.

4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened outside.

–v.t.

1. to make light; give light to: »Dawn lightens the sky. The city had no need of the sun…for the glory of God did lighten it (Revelation 21:23).

2. Figurative. to brighten (as the face or eyes).

3. to make lighter in color.

4. to flash like lightning: »Now she lightens scorn At him that mars her plan (Tennyson).

5. Archaic. to enlighten or illuminate spiritually: »Now the Lord lighten thee! Thou art a great fool (Shakespeare).

╂[Middle English lighten < light¹]

–light´en|er, noun.

light|en² «LY tuhn», transitive verb.

1. to reduce the load of (a ship or other carrier or a container) or lessen the weight of (a load or quantity); make lighter: »The airplane was lightened when we removed some of the cargo. We lightened the load of the airplane. Figurative. I was lightened of my purse, in which was almost every farthing I had (Washington Irving).

2. to make less of a burden: »to lighten the burden of his work, lighten taxes.
SYNONYM(S): alleviate, mitigate.

3. Figurative. to make more cheerful: »The good news lightened our hearts.

–v.i.

1. to have the load reduced; become lighter.

2. to become less of a burden: »Their luggage…lightened every day (Daniel Defoe).

3. Figurative. to become more cheerful: »Their spirits lightened as summer vacation drew near.

╂[Middle English lighten < light²]

–light´en|er, noun.

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