lighten

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Monier Williams

English

 To LIGHTEN,  v. n.
   (Flash,  as lightning) स्फुर् (c.  6. स्फुरति -रितुं), 
विद्युत् (c.  1. -द्योतते -तितुं),  अकस्मात् प्रकाश् (c.  1. -काशते -शितुं)
or ज्वल् (c.  1. ज्वलति -लितुं) or उज्ज्वल्,  विद्युद्वत् कम्प् (c.  1. कम्पते
-म्पितुं).

 To LIGHTEN,  v. a.
   (Make bright) प्रकाश् (c.  10. -काशयति -यितुं), 
विकाश्,  द्युत् (c.  10. द्योतयति -यितुं),  दीप् (c.  10. दीपयति -यितुं),  विदीप्, 
— (Make less heavy) लघूकृ,  लघ (nom.   लघयति -यितुं),  न्यूनभारं
-रां -रं कृ,  अल्पभारीकृ,  भारन्यूनतां कृ.
— (Alleviate) शम् (c.  10.
शमयति -यितुं),  प्रशम्,  उपशम्,  लघूकृ.

Borooah

English

 LIGH TEN (v.  t.):
I To illumine: v.
  To light
(III). II. To make less heavy: लघयति
(nomi. )
or
लघूकरोति, 
to l. a burden:
धुरं लघयति, 
R.
  III. To alleviate,  mitigate: लघयति,  V.
 
लघूकरोति,  Ve.

 LIGH TEN (v.  i.):
I To flash: द्योतते,  वि- (द्युत्, 
c. 1.).
II To clear: प्रसादं गच्छति (गम्,  c.
l.),  etc.
 

Raghuvira

English

English:
  lighten
vb. लघुकरण,  हलका करना

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