Definition of lighten

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Lighten (v. t.) To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief..

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Unseel :: Unseel (v. t.) To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten..
Buddhism :: Buddhism (n.) The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the Hindoo sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, the awakened or enlightened, in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirvana) as the greatest
Luminous :: Luminous (a.) Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a luminous mind..
Illuminati :: Illuminati (v. t.) Literally, those who are enlightened.
Irradiate :: Irradiate (v. t.) To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to irradiate the mind..
Inlighten :: Inlighten (v. t.) See Enlighten.
Fulgurant :: Fulgurant (a.) Lightening.
Allege :: Allege (v. t.) To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble..
Reilluminate :: Reilluminate (v. t.) To enlighten again; to reillumine.
Legge :: Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.
Enlightener :: Enlightener (n.) One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind..
Lightning :: Lightning (n.) The act of making bright, or the state of being made bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental powers..
Instruct :: Instruct (a.) Instructed; taught; enlightened.
Knowledge :: Knowledge (v. i.) That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.
Enlight :: Enlight (v. t.) To illumine; to enlighten.
Culture :: Culture (n.) The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation; physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline acquired by mental and moral training; civilization; refinement in manners and taste.
Foulder :: Foulder (v. i.) To flash, as lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. t.) To free from trouble and fill with joy.
Radiate :: Radiate (v. t.) To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness on; to irradiate.
Analogy :: Analogy (n.) A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness between things in some circumstances or effects, when the things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before hidden..
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