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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Lightened (l[imac]t"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lightening.]
     [OE. lightenen. See Light to kindle, illuminate.]
     1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or
        like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of
        lightning; to flash.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This dreadful night,
              That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars
              As doth the lion.                     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to
        brighten; to clear, as the sky.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
     Lightened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Lightening.] [OE.
     lightenen. See Light to kindle, illuminate.]
     1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or
        like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of
        lightning; to flash.
  
              This dreadful night, That thunders, lightens, opens
              graves, and roars As doth the lion.   --Shak.
  
     2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to
        brighten; to clear, as the sky.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lightened
     vb.
     (infl of en lighten  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  lightened
     vb.
     (infl of en lighten  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  lightened
     vb.
     (infl of en lighten  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  lightened
     vb.
     (infl of en lighten  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lightened
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm l ighten ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  lightened
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en lighten ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb lighten)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Lightened /lˈaɪtənd/
  خفّف