lighten

verbB1

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

lightens

V_ing/Gerund

lightening

V_ed/pp

lightenedno-table-tags

1.
(transitive)To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets
Đồng nghĩa: light up
2.
(intransitive)To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
3.
(archaic, intransitive)(intransitive, now rare) To flash lightning, to give off lightning.
4.
(transitive)To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
5.
(archaic)To illuminate with knowledge.
Đồng nghĩa: enlighten
6.
(transitive)To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out.
7.
(transitive)To make light or lighter in weight.
8.
(transitive)To make less serious or more cheerful.
9.
(intransitive)To become light or lighter in weight.
10.
(intransitive)To become less serious or more cheerful.
11.
To descend; to light.
Book of Common Prayer O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

light upenlighten

Cùng gốc / liên quan

unlightenedalightenforlightenlighteneroutlightenoverlightenrelightenlighten upalight

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English lightnen, equivalent to light#Etymology_3 + -en.