English-Thai Dictionary

lighten

VI สว่าง ขึ้น  sa-wang-kuan

 

lighten

VI เบา ลง  bao-long

 

lighten

VT ทำให้ สว่าง  ส่อง แสงสว่าง  illuminate ta-hai-sa-wang

 

lighten

VT ทำให้ เบา ลง  tam-hai-bao-long

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LIGHTEN

v.i.li'tn. [from light, the fluid. ] 1. To flash; to burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with an instantaneous illumination.
This dreadful night that thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars as doth the lion.
2. To shine like lightning.
3. To fall; to light. Obs.

 

LIGHTEN

v.t.li'tn. 1. To dissipate darkness; to fill with light; to spread over with light; to illuminate; to enlighten; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.
A key of fire ran all along the shore, and lightened all the river with a blaze.
2. To illuminate with knowledge; in a moral sense.
A light to lighten the Gentiles. Luke 2:32.
3. To free from trouble and fill with joy.
They looked to him and were lightened. Psalm 34:5.

 

LIGHTEN

v.t.li'tn. [from light, not heavy. ] 1. To make lighter; to reduce in weight; to make less heavy; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
2. To alleviate; to make less burdensome or afflictive; as, to lighten the cares of life; to lighten the burden of grief.
3. To cheer; to exhilarate.
He lightens my humor with his merry jest.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

LIGHTEN

Light "en, v. i. Etym: [See Light to alight. ]

 

Defn: To descend; to light. O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us. Book of Common Prayer [Eng. Ed. ]

 

LIGHTEN

Light "en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Lightening. ]Etym: [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.

 

LIGHTEN

Light "en, v. t. Etym: [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. ] A key of fire ran all along the shore, And lightened all the river with a blaze. Dryden.

 

2. To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten. [In this sense less common than enlighten. ] Lighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray. Sir J. Davies.

 

3. To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning. His eye. .. lightens forth Controlling majesty. Shak.

 

4. To free from trouble and fill with joy. They looked unto him, were lightened. Ps. xxxiv. 5.

 

LIGHTEN

Light "en, v. t. Etym: [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.

 

2. To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.

 

3. To cheer; to exhilarate. Lighens my humor with his merry jests. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

lighten

light en 1 |ˈlītn ˈlaɪtn | ▶verb make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity: [ with obj. ] : efforts to lighten the burden of regulation | [ no obj. ] : the strain had lightened. • make or become more cheerful or less serious: [ with obj. ] : she attempted a joke to lighten the atmosphere | [ no obj. ] : Robbie felt her spirits lighten a little.

 

lighten

light en 2 |ˈlaɪtn ˈlītn | ▶verb 1 make or become lighter or brighter: [ no obj. ] : the sky began to lighten in the east | [ with obj. ] : she had lightened her hair. • [ with obj. ] archaic enlighten spiritually: now the Lord lighten thee, thou art a great fool. 2 [ no obj. ] (it lightens, it is lightening, etc. ) rare emit flashes of lightning; flash with lightning: it thundered and lightened. usage: Years ago, the phrase it is lightening (as in ‘thundering and lightening ’) was contracted to it is light'ning, which eventually became further shortened to it is lightning. In modern use, the word lightning stands on its own as a noun ( did you see that lightning? ) and a verb ( it looks as if it's going to start lightning ). Today, in the context of electrical storms, lightening would likely be considered a misspelling of lightning, rather than a variant spelling.

 

lightening

light en ing |ˈlītn -iNG, ˈlītniNG ˈlaɪtnɪŋ | ▶noun a drop in the level of the uterus during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.

 

Oxford Dictionary

lighten

lighten 1 |ˈlʌɪt (ə )n | ▶verb make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity: [ with obj. ] : efforts to lighten the burden of regulation | [ no obj. ] : the strain had lightened. • make or become more cheerful or less serious: [ with obj. ] : she attempted a joke to lighten the atmosphere | [ no obj. ] : try to lighten up and think positive.

 

lighten

lighten 2 |ˈlʌɪt (ə )n | ▶verb 1 make or become lighter or brighter: [ no obj. ] : the sky began to lighten in the east | [ with obj. ] : she had lightened her hair. • [ with obj. ] archaic enlighten spiritually. 2 [ no obj. ] (it lightens, it is lightening, etc. ) rare flash with lightning: it thundered and lightened.

 

lightening

light ¦en |ing |ˈlʌɪt (ə )nɪŋ | ▶noun a drop in the level of the womb during the last weeks of pregnancy as the head of the fetus engages in the pelvis.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

lighten

lighten 1 verb 1 the first touch of dawn lightened the sky: make lighter, make brighter, brighten, light up, illuminate, throw /cast light on, shine on, irradiate; literary illumine, illume. ANTONYMS darken. 2 he used lemon juice to lighten his hair: whiten, make whiter, bleach, blanch, make paler. ANTONYMS darken.

 

lighten

lighten 2 verb 1 lightening the burden of taxation: make lighter, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, ease; alleviate, mitigate, allay, relieve, palliate, assuage. ANTONYMS increase, intensify. 2 his smile lightened her spirits: cheer (up ), brighten, gladden, hearten, perk up, lift, enliven, boost, buoy (up ), uplift, revive, restore, revitalize. ANTONYMS depress.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

lighten

lighten 1 verb 1 the sky was beginning to lighten: become lighter, grow brighter, brighten. ANTONYMS darken. 2 the first touch of dawn lightened the sky: make lighter, make brighter, brighten, light up, illuminate, throw /cast /shed light on, shine on, irradiate, flood with light, floodlight; literary illumine. ANTONYMS darken. 3 he sometimes used lemon juice to lighten his hair: whiten, make white (r ), bleach, peroxide, blanch, make pale (r ), remove colour from, fade, wash out, decolour, decolorize. ANTONYMS blacken. 4 rare it thundered and lightened: emit lightning, flash lightning; rare fulgurate.

 

lighten

lighten 2 verb 1 we intend to lighten the burden of taxation: make lighter, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, moderate, soften, ease, temper; alleviate, mitigate, allay, relieve, palliate, assuage, soothe, calm, subdue. ANTONYMS increase, intensify. 2 an attempt to lighten her spirits: cheer (up ), brighten, gladden, hearten, perk up, lift, ginger up, enliven, boost, buoy (up ), elate, inspire, uplift, sweeten, revive, restore, revitalize, stimulate; enhance, improve, leaven; informal jazz up; rare inspirit. ANTONYMS depress.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

lighten

light en 1 /láɪt (ə )n /→light 1 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 …を明るくする , 照らす (↔darken ).2 〈人が 〉〈雰囲気 会話など 〉を明るくする (up ); 〈目など 〉を輝かせる, 〈顔など 〉を晴れ晴れとさせる .3 〈色 〉を明るくする , 薄く [淡く ]する ▸ The strong sunshine lightened my hair .強い陽射しで髪の色が薄くなった 自動詞 1 〈人 態度 雰囲気などが 〉明るくなる (up ); 〈顔 表情 目などが 〉輝く , 晴れやかになる ▸ Her expression [face ] lightened .彼女の表情 [顔 ]は明るくなった 2 〈空などが 〉明るくなる ▸ The eastern sky has lightened .東の空が明るくなった 3 〖itを主語にして 〗稲光がひらめく ▸ It lightened .稲光がした 4 〈物などの色が 〉明るく [淡く ]なる .

 

lighten

light en 2 /láɪt (ə )n /→light 2 動詞 ～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 他動詞 1 〈仕事 苦痛 税金など 〉を軽減する , 緩和する ▸ Computers have lightened our workload a lot .コンピュータは我々の仕事量を大いに減らした 2 〈物など 〉を軽くする ; 〖～ A of B 〗A 〈船など 〉からB 〈積み荷など 〉を減らす ▸ lighten a ship of her cargo 船の積み荷を減らす 3 〈人 心 気持ちなど 〉を陽気にする , 元気づける (cheer )▸ Love always lightens you .愛はいつも心を明るくしてくれる 自動詞 〈物 負担などが 〉軽くなる ; 〈気持ちが 〉軽くなる , 陽気になる .l ì ghten ú p ｟米 くだけて ｠気楽にやる, リラックスする ▸ Hey, guys, lighten up !やあ, みんな, 気楽にやろうぜ (!通例命令文で用いる )