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lighten
(encz) | lighten,rozjasnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
lighten
(encz) | lighten,ulehčit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Lighten
(gcide) | Lighten \Light"en\, v. t. [See Light to illuminate.]
1. To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to
lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the
streets. [In this sense less common than light.]
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A key of fire ran all along the shore,
And lightened all the river with a blaze. --Dryden.
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2. To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten. [In this sense
less common than enlighten.]
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Lighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray. --Sir
J. Davies.
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3. To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out,
like lightning.
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His eye . . . lightens forth
Controlling majesty. --Shak.
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4. To free from trouble and fill with joy.
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They looked unto him, and were lightened. --Ps.
xxxiv. 5.
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Lighten
(gcide) | Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [See Light to alight.]
To descend; to light.
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O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us. --Book of
Common Prayer
[Eng. Ed.].
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Lighten
(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.
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This dreadful night,
That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars
As doth the lion. --Shak.
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2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to
brighten; to clear, as the sky.
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Lighten
(gcide) | Lighten \Light"en\, v. t. [See Light not heavy.]
1. To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to
relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship
by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
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2. To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as,
to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
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3. To cheer; to exhilarate.
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Lightens my humor with his merry jests. --Shak.
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lighten
(wn) | lighten
v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a
bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] [ant: {weigh
down}, weigh on]
2: reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load
on the tired donkey"
3: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up
a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up]
4: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
[syn: brighten, lighten up, lighten] [ant: darken]
5: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: lighten,
lighten up] [ant: darken]
6: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less
oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten
the burden of caring for her elderly parents" [syn:
relieve, lighten] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
enlighten
(mass) | enlighten
- vysvetliť, informovať |
enlightenment
(mass) | enlightenment
- poučenie |
enlighten
(encz) | enlighten,informovat v: Pavel Machek; Gizaenlighten,objasnit v: enlighten,osvítit v: Zdeněk Broženlighten,poučit v: Zdeněk Broženlighten,vysvětlit v: |
enlightened
(encz) | enlightened,osvícený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
enlightening
(encz) | enlightening,poučný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
enlightenment
(encz) | enlightenment,osvěta n: webenlightenment,osvícení n: Zdeněk Broženlightenment,poučení n: parkmaj |
lighten
(encz) | lighten,rozjasnit v: Zdeněk Brožlighten,ulehčit v: Zdeněk Brož |
lighten up
(encz) | lighten up,osvětlit v: Zdeněk Brož |
lightener
(encz) | lightener, |
lightening
(encz) | lightening,nadlehčování n: Zdeněk Brožlightening,odlehčování n: Zdeněk Brož |
unenlightened
(encz) | unenlightened,neinformovaný adj: Zdeněk Brožunenlightened,neosvícený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unenlightening
(encz) | unenlightening, |
unenlightenment
(encz) | unenlightenment, n: |
Enlighten
(gcide) | Enlighten \En*light"en\, v. t. [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS.
inl[imac]htan. Cf. Enlight.]
1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun
enlightens the earth.
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His lightnings enlightened the world. --Ps. xcvii.
4.
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2. To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the
light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with
increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the
mind or understanding.
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The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of
God. --Trench.
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Enlightener
(gcide) | Enlightener \En*light"en*er\, n.
One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which,
communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
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enlightening
(gcide) | enlightening \enlightening\ adj.
1. enlightening so as to encourage intellectual or moral
improvement.
Syn: edifying.
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2. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; as,
an enlightening glimpse of government in action.
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Enlightenment
(gcide) | Enlightenment \En*light"en*ment\, n.
1. Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or
instructed.
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2. same as Aufkl[aum]rung.
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Illighten
(gcide) | Illighten \Il*light"en\, v. t.
To enlighten. [Obs.]
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Inlighten
(gcide) | Inlighten \In*light"en\, v. t.
See Enlighten.
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Lightened
(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.
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This dreadful night,
That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars
As doth the lion. --Shak.
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2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to
brighten; to clear, as the sky.
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lightening
(gcide) | lightening \lightening\ n.
The process of changing to a lighter color.
Syn: whitening.
[WordNet 1.5]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.
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This dreadful night,
That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars
As doth the lion. --Shak.
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2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to
brighten; to clear, as the sky.
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Lightening
(gcide) | lightening \lightening\ n.
The process of changing to a lighter color.
Syn: whitening.
[WordNet 1.5]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.
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This dreadful night,
That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars
As doth the lion. --Shak.
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2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to
brighten; to clear, as the sky.
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Slighten
(gcide) | Slighten \Slight"en\, v. t.
To slight. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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Unenlightened
(gcide) | Unenlightened \Unenlightened\
See enlightened. |
enlighten
(wn) | enlighten
v 1: make understand; "Can you enlighten me--I don't understand
this proposal" [syn: enlighten, edify]
2: give spiritual insight to; in religion [syn: enlighten,
irradiate]
3: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could you
clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of who is at
fault" [syn: clear, clear up, shed light on,
crystallize, crystallise, crystalize, crystalise,
straighten out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate,
elucidate] |
enlightened
(wn) | enlightened
adj 1: having knowledge and spiritual insight [ant:
unenlightened]
2: characterized by full comprehension of the problem involved;
"an educated guess"; "an enlightened electorate" [syn:
educated, enlightened]
n 1: people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some
field or activity; "it is very familiar to the initiate"
[syn: initiate, enlightened] [ant: uninitiate] |
enlightening
(wn) | enlightening
adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an
enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an
illuminating lecture" [syn: enlightening,
informative, illuminating] [ant: unenlightening,
unilluminating]
2: enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or
moral improvement; "the paintings in the church served an
edifying purpose even for those who could not read" [syn:
edifying, enlightening] [ant: unedifying,
unenlightening] |
enlightenment
(wn) | enlightenment
n 1: education that results in understanding and the spread of
knowledge [ant: unenlightenment]
2: (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the
cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of
desire and suffering and individual consciousness [syn:
nirvana, enlightenment]
3: a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that
advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of
tradition and established doctrine; "the Enlightenment
brought about many humanitarian reforms" [syn:
Enlightenment, Age of Reason] |
lighten
(wn) | lighten
v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a
bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] [ant: {weigh
down}, weigh on]
2: reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load
on the tired donkey"
3: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up
a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up]
4: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
[syn: brighten, lighten up, lighten] [ant: darken]
5: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: lighten,
lighten up] [ant: darken]
6: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less
oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten
the burden of caring for her elderly parents" [syn:
relieve, lighten] |
lighten up
(wn) | lighten up
v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a
bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up] [ant: {weigh
down}, weigh on]
2: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up
a bit" [syn: lighten, lighten up, buoy up]
3: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
[syn: brighten, lighten up, lighten] [ant: darken]
4: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: lighten,
lighten up] [ant: darken] |
lightening
(wn) | lightening
n 1: descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs
late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
2: changing to a lighter color [syn: whitening, lightening] |
unenlightened
(wn) | unenlightened
adj 1: not enlightened; ignorant; "the devices by which
unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order"
[ant: enlightened]
2: lacking information or instruction; "lamentably unenlightened
as to the laws" [syn: uninstructed, unenlightened,
naive] |
unenlightening
(wn) | unenlightening
adj 1: failing to inform or clarify; "an unenlightening comment"
[syn: unenlightening, unilluminating] [ant:
enlightening, illuminating, informative]
2: not edifying [syn: unedifying, unenlightening] [ant:
edifying, enlightening] |
unenlightenment
(wn) | unenlightenment
n 1: a lack of understanding [ant: enlightenment] |
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