LIGHTEN

Meaning of LIGHTEN in English

I. verb

Synonyms: illuminate 1, illume, illumine, light

Antonyms: darken

II. verb

Synonyms: relieve 1, allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, mitigate, mollify

Related Word: attenuate, dilute, extenuate, thin

Contrasted words: depress, oppress, weigh

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003

LIGHTEN — aclarar; iluminar, lucidar; (ease) aleviar; (lightning) fulminar
English interlingue dictionary
LIGHTEN — I. ˈlīt ə n verb ( lightened ; lightened ; lightening -t( ə )niŋ ; lightens ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden …
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. t.) To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or …
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. t.) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; …
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — ( v. t. ) To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. t. ) To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. t. ) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — lighten 1 — lightener , n. /luyt"n/ , v.i. 1. to become lighter or less dark; brighten: The sky lightened …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — I. ˈlī-t ə n verb ( light·ened ; light·en·ing ˈlīt-niŋ, ˈlī-t ə n-iŋ) Etymology: Middle English lightenen, from light Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIGHTEN — vt to free from trouble and fill with joy. 2. lighten ·vt to illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten. 3. lighten …
Webster English vocab
LIGHTEN — [light.en] vb light.ened ; light.en.ing [ME lightenen, fr. light] vt (14c) 1: to make light or clear: illuminate 2. archaic: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LIGHTEN — lighten BrE AmE ˈlaɪt ə n ▷ lighten|ed d ▷ lighten|ing ‿ɪŋ ▷ lighten|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — / ˈlaɪtn; NAmE / verb 1. [ vn ] to reduce the amount of work, debt, worry, etc. that sb …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — light ‧ en /ˈlaɪtn/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ light , ↑ lighter , ↑ lighting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LIGHTEN — ( lightens, lightening, lightened) 1. When something lightens or when you lighten it, it becomes less dark in colour. The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ease/reduce/lighten the burden ▪ Smaller classes would ease the burden for teachers. lighten sb's mood …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LIGHTEN — [verb]If your mood lightens or something lightens your mood, you become happier and less anxious.After the phone call his mood …
Cambridge English vocab
LIGHTEN — verb Lighten is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ mood , ↑ sky Lighten is used with these …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — v. 25B6; verb lightening the burden of taxation : MAKE LIGHTER, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, ease; alleviate, mitigate, allay, relieve, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIGHTEN — v. 25B6; verb the sky was beginning to lighten : BECOME/GROW LIGHTER, brighten. the first touch of dawn lightened the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIGHTEN — v. disencumber, disburden, relieve, alleviate, reduce, lessen, mitigate To lighten my load, I had left my suitcase at the hotel
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIGHTEN — v. 1 illuminate, brighten, light up Opening the curtains would lighten up the room 2 cheer (up), brighten, gladden, shine; …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LIGHTEN — I гл. 1) а) светлеть; становиться ярче The sky had lightened. ≈ Небо посветлело. б) осветлять to lighten one's hair …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTEN — lighten.ogg _I ʹlaıtn v 1. 1> освещать, давать свет a solitary candle lightened the darkness of the great hall - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LIGHTEN — I lighten гл.1) а) светлеть; становиться ярче The sky had lightened. — Небо посветлело. б) осветлять to lighten one's hair …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LIGHTEN — _I ʹlaıtn v 1. 1> освещать, давать свет a solitary candle lightened the darkness of the great hall - одна …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTEN — I ˈlaɪt(ə)n гл. 1) а) светлеть; становиться ярче The sky had lightened. — Небо посветлело. б) осветлять to lighten one's …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LIGHTEN — I ['®µЎ«(†)] lighten.wav гл. 1) а) светлеть; становиться ярче The sky had lightened. — Небо посветлело. б) осветлять to lighten one's hair — осветлять волосы 2) сверкать; …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LIGHTEN — 1) облегчать 2) разгружать 3) освещать - lighten aship
Англо-Русский морской словарь
LIGHTEN — I гл. 1) а) светлеть; становиться ярче The sky had lightened. ≈ Небо посветлело. б) осветлять to lighten one's hair …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTEN — pagaan
English-Visayan vocabulary
LIGHTEN — I. verb (~ed; ~ing) Etymology: Middle English ~en, from light Date: 14th century transitive verb to make light or clear …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. t.) To free from trouble and fill with joy.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. t.) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. t.) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. i.) To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or …
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — (v. i.) To descend; to light.
Английский словарь Webster
LIGHTEN — ( v. t. ) To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. t. ) To free from trouble and fill with joy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. t. ) To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. t. ) To cheer; to exhilarate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. i. ) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. i. ) To descend; to light.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ( v. i. ) To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — v. make lighter; lessen the weight or load; relieve of worry; become lighter; become less heavy; become cheerful; illuminate; brighten; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LIGHTEN — v. Function: verb Inflected Form: light · ened ; light · en · ing \ ' l ī t-ni ŋ …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — v. Pronunciation: ' l ī -t ə n Function: verb Inflected Form: light · ened ; light · en · …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — ~ 1 ■ verb 1》 make or become lighter in weight. 2》 make or become less serious. ———————— ~ 2 …
Concise Oxford English vocab
LIGHTEN — v. 1 a tr. shed light on. b tr. & intr. make or grow bright. 2 intr. a shine brightly; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHTEN — v. 1 a tr. & intr. make or become lighter in weight. b tr. reduce the weight or load of. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LIGHTEN — v. 1 a tr. shed light on. b tr. & intr. make or grow bright. 2 intr. a shine brightly; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — v. 1 a tr. & intr. make or become lighter in weight. b tr. reduce the weight or load of. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LIGHTEN — 1. v. 1. a tr. & intr. make or become lighter in weight. b tr. reduce the weight or load …
Oxford English vocab
LIGHTEN — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. When something ~s or when you ~ it, it becomes less dark in colour. The sky …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LIGHTEN — Synonyms and related words : abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, be light, beacon, blunt, break, brighten, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LIGHTEN — v. Function: verb Synonyms: RELIEVE 1, allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, mitigate, mollify Related Words: attenuate, dilute, extenuate, thin Contrasted Words: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LIGHTEN — v. Function: verb Synonyms: ILLUMINATE 1, illume, illumine, light Antonyms: darken
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
LIGHTEN — I . v. n. 1. Flash ( said of lightning ). 2. Grow lighter, brighten, clear off. II . v. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LIGHTEN — verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LIGHTEN — See ↑ LIGHT 5, ↑ REDUCE 2
Longman Activator English vocab
LIGHTEN — Освещать
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LIGHTEN — 1) освещать 2) делать светлее ( краску ) 3) становиться светлее 4) облегчать(ся); уменьшать(ся) ( о массе, нагрузке )
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

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