Lighten and Light

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Lighten

Lighten verb - To supply with light.

Usage example: the room was gradually lightened by the rising sun

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Light is a synonym for lighten in illuminate topic. In some cases you can use "Light" instead the word "Lighten" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like activity.

Nearby Words: light, lightly, lightness, lighter, lightening

Light

Light verb - To set (something) on fire.

Usage example: we lit the kindling before adding the heavier logs

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Lighten is a synonym for light in illuminate topic. You can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Light".

Nearby Words: lighten, lightweight, lightly, lightness, lighted

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people	lighten people	light people
bit	lighten bit	light bit
weapon	lighten weapon	light weapon

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