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   Light·en

   /ˈlītn/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or become lighter or brighter: "the sky began to lighten in the east" Similar become lightergrow brighterbrightenmake lightermake brighterbrightenlight upilluminatethrow/cast/shed light onshine onirradiateflood with lightfloodlightliterary:illuminewhitenmake white(r)bleachperoxideblanchmake pale(r)remove color fromfadewash outdecolordecolorizeOpposite darkendarkenblacken
   • ▪ enlighten spiritually: archaic "now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great fool"
   • 2. emit flashes of lightning; flash with lightning: rare "it thundered and lightened" Similar emit lightningflash lightningrare:fulgurate

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • H

     4

   • T

     1

   • E

     1

   • N

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