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Word entry · 7 letters

lighten

Best crossword clue

"Make brighter"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈlaɪ.tn̩/Part of speech verbSorted eghilntStarts with LEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
1L2I3G4H5T6E7N

Definitions

  1. alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

Word origin

From Middle English lightnen, equivalent to light + -en.

Used in a sentence

  • to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets
  • A Key of fire ran all along the shore, And lighten’d all the river with the blaze:
  • Enter the Conjurer; it lightens and thunders […]

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