Synonyms for lighten
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lahyt-n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlaɪt n |
Top 10 synonyms for lighten Other synonyms for the word lighten
- allay
- assuage
- attenuate
- become light
- buoy
- buoy up
- change
- cheer
- comfort
- decrease
- disburden
- disencumber
- elate
- empty
- encourage
- eradicate
- extenuate
- flash
- free
- gladden
- gleam
- hearten
- illume
- irradiate
- jettison
- levitate
- lift
- light
- make bright
- make less
- make lighter
- mollify
- perk up
- pour out
- put off
- reduce
- relieve
- remove
- revive
- shift
- shine
- take
- take a load off
- thin
- throw out
- unburden
- unload
- uplight
- upraise
Définition of lighten
Origin :- "to make less heavy," figuratively "to make cheerful," mid-14c., from light (adj.1) + -en (1). Related: Lightened; lightening.
- verb illuminate
- verb reduce weight, load
- verb cheer up; inspire
- But at that moment an inspiration came to lighten the gloom.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- After a short consultation it was determined to lighten the ship.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Perhaps together we might lighten the weight of it a little.
- Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
- He had done all that he could on the journey to lighten the labor of those attached to his own wagon.
- Extract from : « Si Klegg, Book 5 (of 6) » by John McElroy
- That it might be able to lighten the burden of this self-imposed labour.
- Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Alston Choate did not allow a glint to lighten the grave kindliness of his glance.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- It was Lettice, who tried to lighten her solitude by the sound of her own sweet voice.
- Extract from : « Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) » by Various
- There are many ways by which a resident can lighten the pains and penalties of a prisoner.
- Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever
- Say, Boss, do you want this to lighten up your old freight-train with?
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Its charm did not suffice to lighten for him the burden of the wickedness.
- Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
Antonyms for lighten
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