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Main Entry:lightenPart of Speech:verbDefinition:illuminate
Synonyms:become light, brighten, flash, gleam, illume, irradiate, light, light up, make bright, shine Antonyms:blacken, darken, dim, dullMain Entry:lightenPart of Speech:verbDefinition:reduce weight, load
Synonyms:allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assuage, attenuate, buoy, change, comfort, cut down, decrease, dilute, disburden, disencumber, ease, empty, eradicate, extenuate, facilitate, free, jettison, lessen, levitate, make less, make lighter, mitigate, mollify, pour out, put off, reduce, relieve, remove, shift, take, take a load off, thin, throw out, unburden, unload, uplight, upraise Antonyms:burden, weigh down
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What is another word for purify?
in lighten
What is a Spanish word for lighten?
clarear
What is the root word for lighten?
light
How do you spell lighten?
That is the correct spelling of the word "lighten" (to make less heavy, to make less dark).
How do you use word lighten in a sentence?
it's obvious that the poor mule merely wanted to lighten his load. I was hoping that my attempt at humor would lighten the mood.
Another word for compare?
To see what the samecontrast, balance, weigh, set against, juxtapose
Will polyurethane lighten stain on wood?
No, it will not lighten stain, just add another layer. The only way I have ever been able to lighten stain is to sand it off carefully.
Put the word lighten in a sentence?
I took 18 credits last semester, but I want to lighten my load to 15 for this semester.
What is another word for 'human activities'?
Having sex having sex could be one or maybe the big "it" or maybe Lighten the candle would better then saying sex
What is a word meaning To throw stuff overboard to lighten the load?
Jettison.
What color do you add to another color to lighten it?
When you are painting, you would add white or another light color.
Goods thrown overboard to lighten a ship when in danger?
The word that means that is jetsam The word that means that is jetsam
