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"text": "to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets",
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"(transitive) To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate."
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"word": "ysgafnhau"
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"ref": "1986, Helen Garner, Yellow Notebook: Diaries 1978-1987, Text Publishing, published 2022, page 182",
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"(intransitive, now rare) To flash lightning, to give off lightning."
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"sense": "to flash lightning, to give off lightning",
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"sense": "to flash lightning, to give off lightning",
"word": "blitzen"
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"To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning."
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"ref": "1599, John Davies, “Of the Soule of man, and the immortalitie thereof”, in Nosce Teipsum. This Oracle Expounded in Two Elegies, London: John Standish, page 10",
"text": "O Light which mak’st the Light, which makes the Day,\nWhich setst the Eye without and Mind within,\nLighten my spirit with one cleare heavenly ray,\nWhich now to view it selfe doth first begin.",
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"word": "verlichten"
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"word": "keventää"
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"word": "alléger"
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"word": "aliviar"
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alixeirar"
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"code": "sdn",
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alliciricà"
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"_dis1": "92 1 3 1 3",
"code": "de",
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "erleichtern"
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"word": "κουφίζω"
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{
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"roman": "heqél",
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"word": "הֵקֵל"
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"_dis1": "92 1 3 1 3",
"code": "io",
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alejar"
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"_dis1": "92 1 3 1 3",
"code": "io",
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"word": "lejerigar"
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"code": "it",
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"word": "alleggerire"
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{
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"code": "ko",
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "덜어주다"
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"word": "odciążać"
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "ușura"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oblexčátʹ",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
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"word": "облегча́ть"
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"_dis1": "92 1 3 1 3",
"code": "ru",
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"roman": "obléxčitʹ",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
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"word": "обле́гчить"
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"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "allebiai"
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "allixerai"
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"word": "disaggraviare"
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "allizarigà"
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"word": "alliziriggà"
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"_dis1": "92 1 3 1 3",
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "lätta"
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"_dis1": "92 1 3 1 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "hafifletmek"
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"To make light or lighter in weight."
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"(transitive) To make light or lighter in weight."
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"_dis1": "0 56 14 30 0",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "lishuredz"
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"_dis1": "0 56 14 30 0",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "allixerar"
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"_dis1": "0 56 14 30 0",
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "alleugerir"
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "keventää"
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"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "alixeirar"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To alleviate; to reduce the burden of."
],
"links": [
[
"alleviate",
"alleviate"
],
[
"reduce",
"reduce"
],
[
"burden",
"burden"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To make light or lighter in weight."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make light or lighter in weight."
],
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"transitive"
]
},
{
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"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To make less serious or more cheerful."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To make less serious or more cheerful."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To become light or lighter in weight."
],
"links": [
[
"light",
"light"
],
[
"weight",
"weight"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To become light or lighter in weight."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
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"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To become less serious or more cheerful."
],
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[
"serious",
"serious"
],
[
"cheerful",
"cheerful"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To become less serious or more cheerful."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
}
],
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{
"ipa": "/ˈlaɪ.tən/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈlaɪtn̩]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈlaɪʔn̩]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪtən"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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"translations": [
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "lishuredz"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "oblekčavam",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "облекчавам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alleujar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alleugerir"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "verlichten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "keventää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alléger"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "aliviar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alixeirar"
},
{
"code": "sdn",
"lang": "Gallurese",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alliciricà"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "erleichtern"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kouphízō",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "κουφίζω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "heqél",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "הֵקֵל"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alejar"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "lejerigar"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alleggerire"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "deoreojuda",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "덜어주다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odciążać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odciążyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "aliviar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "ușura"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "oblexčátʹ",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "облегча́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obléxčitʹ",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обле́гчить"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "allebiai"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "allixerai"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "allezerire"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "disaggraviare"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "illepiare"
},
{
"code": "sdc",
"lang": "Sassarese",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "allizarigà"
},
{
"code": "sdc",
"lang": "Sassarese",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "alliziriggà"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "aliviar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "lätta"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to alleviate",
"word": "hafifletmek"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "lishuredz"
},
{
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "allixerar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "alleugerir"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "keventää"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "alixeirar"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kouphízō",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "κουφίζω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "heqél",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "הֵקֵל"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "alejar"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "lejerigar"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "whakamāmā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "odciążać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "odciążyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "aligeirar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "aliviar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "ușura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "aligerar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make light in weight",
"word": "lätta"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "smekčavam",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"word": "смекчавам"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"word": "keventää"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "heqél",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"word": "הֵקֵל"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"word": "gayigar"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"note": "a subject",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"word": "klarigar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"word": "aligeirar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smjaxčátʹ",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "смягча́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "smjaxčítʹ",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "смягчи́ть"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to make less serious",
"word": "lätta"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to become light in weight",
"word": "alleugerir-se"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become light in weight",
"word": "keventyä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become light in weight",
"word": "kevetä"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to become light in weight",
"word": "lejereskar"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "hafiflenmek",
"sense": "to become light in weight",
"word": "خفیفلنمك"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become light in weight",
"word": "aligerarse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become light in weight",
"word": "lätta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become less serious",
"word": "keventyä"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to become less serious",
"word": "gayeskar"
},
{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"note": "a subject",
"sense": "to become less serious",
"word": "klareskar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to become less serious",
"word": "lätta"
}
],
"word": "lighten"
}
{
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"English 2-syllable words",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
"English ergative verbs",
"English lemmas",
"English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)",
"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English verbs",
"Rhymes:English/aɪtən",
"Rhymes:English/aɪtən/2 syllables"
],
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"2": "light",
"3": "en",
"id2": "inchoative"
},
"expansion": "light + -en",
"name": "suffix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From light + -en.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "lightens",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "lightening",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "lightened",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "lightened",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
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"pos": "verb",
"related": [
{
"word": "alight"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Book of Common Prayer\nO Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To descend; to light."
],
"links": [
[
"descend",
"descend"
],
[
"light",
"light"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈlaɪ.tən/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈlaɪtn̩]"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈlaɪʔn̩]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-aɪtən"
},
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"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
}
],
"word": "lighten"
}
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