( 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.
( 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012