LIGHTEN (10)

Meaning of LIGHTEN (10) in English

(v. t.) To cheer; to exhilarate.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

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; …
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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
10 — the upper end of a rating scale, with 10 indicating the best or a perfect score: That new novel is …
Random House Webster's 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: …
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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 …
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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; …
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LIGHTEN — I гл. 1) а) светлеть; становиться ярче The sky had lightened. ≈ Небо посветлело. б) осветлять to lighten one's hair …
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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 …
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LIGHTEN — _I ʹlaıtn v 1. 1> освещать, давать свет a solitary candle lightened the darkness of the great hall - одна …
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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; …
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LIGHTEN — 1) облегчать 2) разгружать 3) освещать - lighten aship
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LIGHTEN — I гл. 1) а) светлеть; становиться ярче The sky had lightened. ≈ Небо посветлело. б) осветлять to lighten one's hair …
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