v. i. | 1. | To descend; to light. |
1. | To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash. | |
2. | To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky. | |
v. t. | 1. | To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; |
2. | To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten. | |
3. | To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning. | |
4. | To free from trouble and fill with joy. | |
1. | To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; | |
2. | To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; | |
3. | To cheer; to exhilarate. |
Verb | 1. | lighten - make more cheerful Synonyms: buoy up Antonyms: weigh down, weigh on - be oppressive or disheartening to |
2. | lighten - make more cheerful Synonyms: buoy up | |
3. | lighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" Synonyms: brighten, lighten up | |
4. | lighten - become brighter; "The sky brightened" Synonyms: brighten | |
5. | lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up" Synonyms: lighten up |