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lighten

Letters that make lighten

e, g, l, n, h, t, i are letters that make 'lighten'

Words within lighten

te, en, light, ten, li, Light, Li, Te, Ig are words within 'lighten'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of lighten

lightens is a word created by adding a letter to 'lighten'

lighten is a 7 letter word starting with l
lighten is a 7 letter word ending with n

6 possible definitions for 'lighten'

Lighten as "make more cheerful"

Under this definition, lighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lighten up, buoy up have the same meaning as 'lighten'

Antonyms

weigh down, weigh on have the opposite meaning of 'lighten'

lighten as a type

'lighten' can be a type of cheer.

Causes of lighten

lighten, lighten up, buoy up are causes of 'lighten'.

Example of lighten used within this context

"the conversation lightened me up a bit"

Lighten as "become more cheerful"

Under this definition, lighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lighten up, buoy up have the same meaning as 'lighten'

lighten as a type

'lighten' can be a type of cheer up, chirk up, cheer.

Example of lighten used within this context

"after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

Lighten as "alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive"

Under this definition, lighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

relieve has the same meaning as lighten

lighten as a type

'lighten' can be a type of mitigate.

Example of lighten used within this context

"relieve the pressure and the stress", "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

Lighten as "become lighter"

Under this definition, lighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lighten up has the same meaning as lighten

Antonyms

darken has the opposite meaning of lighten

lighten as a type

'lighten' can be a type of change.

Types of lighten

irradiate, illume, illumine, light up, illuminate, light are types of 'lighten'.

Example of lighten used within this context

"The room lightened up"

Lighten as "make lighter or brighter"

Under this definition, lighten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lighten up, brighten have the same meaning as 'lighten'

Antonyms

darken has the opposite meaning of lighten

lighten as a type

'lighten' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Lighten as "reduce the weight on, make lighter"

Under this definition, lighten is a verb and has the following properties:

lighten as a type

'lighten' can be a type of unburden, disburden.

Example of lighten used within this context

"she lightened the load on the tired donkey"