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Definisjon av lighten

Vi fant 13 definisjoner av lighten på engelsk.

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WordNet WordNet by Princeton University

Verb
lighten - become lighter; "The room lightened up"
lighten up
darken make dark or darker; "darken a room"
change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
irradiate expose to radiation; "irradiate food"
illume, illumine, illuminate, light up, light add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
lighten - make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
lighten up, buoy up
buoy up, lighten up, lighten become lighter; "The room lightened up"
weigh on, weigh down be oppressive or disheartening to
cheer show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"
lighten - become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
lighten up, buoy up
chirk up, cheer up, cheer show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"
lighten - reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
disburden, unburden take the burden off; remove the burden from; "unburden the donkey"
lighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
brighten, lighten up
darken make dark or darker; "darken a room"
modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
lighten - alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
relieve
mitigate make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
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Verb
lighten - To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
lighten - To make light or lighter in weight.
lighten - To make less serious or more cheerful.
lighten - To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
lighten - To become light or lighter in weight.
lighten - To become less serious or more cheerful.
lighten - To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) lighten
  • Presens: lighten / lightens
  • Preteritum: lightened
  • Perfektum: (have) lightened

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