Lower and Lighten

Lower

Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

Lighten and lower are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

Lighten

Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.

Lower and lighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lower" instead a verb "Lighten".

Common collocations

sentence lower sentence lighten sentence
bit lower bit lighten bit
game lower game lighten game
weight lower weight lighten weight
Other words: morale, weapon.
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