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lighten lighten definition

lighten


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lighten 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  lighten 
 
  Sense  5 
  lighten,  lighten  up 
  =>  irradiate 
  =>  light,  illume,  illumine,  light  up  illuminate 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  lighten 
 
  1  of  5  senses  of  lighten 
 
  Sense  5 
  lighten,  lighten  up 
  =>  irradiate 
  =>  light,  illume,  illumine,  light  up  illuminate 
  =>  floodlight 
  =>  spotlight 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  lighten 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  lighten 
 
  5  senses  of  lighten 
 
  Sense  1 
  lighten,  buoy  up 
  =>  cheer 
 
  Sense  2 
  lighten,  buoy  up 
  =>  cheer,  cheer  up  chirk  up 
 
  Sense  3 
  brighten,  lighten  up  lighten 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  brighten,  lighten 
  =>  change 
 
  Sense  5 
  lighten,  lighten  up 
  =>  change 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  lighten 
 
  lighten  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  lighten 
 
  Sense  1 
  lighten,  buoy  up 
  =>  cheer 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  lighten,  buoy  up 
  =>  cheer,  cheer  up  chirk  up 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  brighten,  lighten  up  lighten 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  brighten,  lighten 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  lighten,  lighten  up 
  =>  change 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  lighten 
  lightening 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lighten 
 
  The  verb  lighten  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  lighten,  buoy  up  --  (make  more  cheerful) 
  2.  lighten,  buoy  up  --  (make  more  cheerful) 
  3.  brighten,  lighten  up  lighten  --  (make  lighter  or  brighter;  "The  paint  will  brighten  the  room") 
  4.  brighten,  lighten  --  (become  brighter;  "The  sky  brightened") 
  5.  lighten,  lighten  up  --  (become  lighter;  "The  room  lightened  up") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  lighten 
 
  The  verb  lighten  has  5  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  lighten,  buoy  up  --  (make  more  cheerful) 
  2.  lighten,  buoy  up  --  (make  more  cheerful) 
  3.  brighten,  lighten  up  lighten  --  (make  lighter  or  brighter;  "The  paint  will  brighten  the  room") 
  4.  brighten,  lighten  --  (become  brighter;  "The  sky  brightened") 
  5.  lighten,  lighten  up  --  (become  lighter;  "The  room  lightened  up") 



lighten definition