lightened

light•en¹ v.

to (cause to) become lighter or less dark;
brighten: [no object]The sky lightened at dawn.[~ + object]The sun lightened her hair.

light•en² v.

to make lighter in weight:[~ + object]They lightened the sinking lifeboat by throwing off extra weight.
to (cause to) become less of a burden: [~ + object]to lighten taxes.[no object]Our responsibilities have begun to lighten somewhat.
to (cause to) become cheery or glad: [~ + object]Such news lightens my heart.[no object]His heart lightened at the thought.
lighten up, to (cause to) become less serious or earnest: [no object]needs to lighten up.[~ + object + up]Only she can lighten him up.

light•en¹ v.i.

to become lighter or less dark;
brighten:The sky lightened after the storm.
to brighten or light up, as the eyes or features:Her face lightened when she heard the good news.
to flash as or like lightning (often used impersonally with it as subject):It thundered and lightened for hours.
[Archaic.]to shine, gleam, or be bright:steel blades lightening in the sun.

v.t.

to give light to;
illuminate:A full moon lightened the road.
to brighten (the eyes, features, etc.):A large smile lightened his face.
to make lighter or less dark:Add white to lighten the paint.
[Obs.]enlighten.
[Obs.]to flash or emit like lightning (usually fol. by out, forth, or down):eyes that lightened forth implacable hatred.

light′en•er, n.

light•en² v.t.

to make lighter in weight:to lighten the load on a truck.
to lessen the load of or upon:to lighten a cargo ship.
to make less burdensome or oppressive;
alleviate;
mitigate:to lighten taxes; to lighten someone's cares.
to cheer or gladden:Such news lightens my heart.

v.i.

to become less severe, stringent, or harsh;
ease up:Border inspections have lightened recently.
to become less heavy, cumbersome, burdensome, oppressive, etc.:His worries seem to have lightened somewhat.
to become less gloomy;
perk up:People's spirits usually lighten when spring arrives.

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lighten /ˈlaɪt^ən/ vb

lighten /ˈlaɪt^ən/ vb

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