lighten someone's purse in English

Audio: En-au-lighten someone's purse.ogg

Forms: lightens someone's purse [present, singular, third-person], lightening someone's purse [participle, present], lightened someone's purse [participle, past], lightened someone's purse [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} lighten someone's purse (third-person singular simple present lightens someone's purse, present participle lightening someone's purse, simple past and past participle lightened someone's purse)

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"lighten someone's purse" meaning in English

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