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   lighten

   /ˈlʌɪtn/

   verb

   • 1. make or become lighter or brighter: "the sky began to lighten in the east" Similar become lightergrow brighterbrightenmake lightermake brighterbrightenlight upilluminatethrow/cast/shed light onshine onirradiateflood with lightfloodlightliterary:illuminewhitenmake white(r)bleachperoxideblanchmake pale(r)remove colour fromfadewash outdecolourdecolorizeOpposite darkendarkenblacken
   • ▪ enlighten spiritually: archaic "now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great fool"
   • 2. flash with lightning: rare "it thundered and lightened" Similar emit lightningflash lightningrare:fulgurate

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIGHTEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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     LIGHTEN meaning: 1. to become less dark: 2. to make a...

   • Znaczenie Lighten, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     lighten definicja: 1. to become less dark: 2. to make a...

   • Lighten: Catalan Translation

     lighten translate: aclarir(-se). Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Lighten: Arabic Translation

     LIGHTEN translate: يُضيء / يَجْعَل اللَوْن فاتِحًا. Learn...

   • Lighten: Korean Translation

     lighten translate: 밝히다. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Lighten: Czech Translation

     lighten - translate into Czech with the English-Czech...

   • Lighten: German Translation

     lighten translate: erhellen, leichter werden. Learn more in...

   • Lighten: Japanese Translation

     LIGHTEN translate: ～を明るくする, 明（あか）るくなる / する, 薄（うす）くなる / する,...

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   Lighten definition: to become lighter or less dark; brighten. See examples of LIGHTEN used in a sentence.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIGHTEN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   To lighten something is to make it brighter or shine a light on it. You can lighten your dark basement room with plenty of lamps and a coat of white paint. Besides "make lighter or illuminate," another meaning of lighten is "make lighter in weight."

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