Lighten

·vt To free from trouble and fill with joy.

II. Lighten ·vt To illuminate with knowledge; to Enlighten.

III. Lighten ·vi To Descend; to Light.

IV. Lighten ·vt To Cheer; to Exhilarate.

V. Lighten ·vt To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.

VI. Lighten ·vi To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to Brighten; to clear, as the sky.

VII. Lighten ·vt To make less burdensome or afflictive; to Alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.

VIII. Lighten ·vi To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to Flash.

IX. Lighten ·vt To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.

X. Lighten ·vt To make light or clear; to Light; to Illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.