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• lighten — [[t]la͟ɪt(ə)n[/t]] lightens, lightening, lightened 1) V ERG When something lightens or when you lighten it, it becomes less dark in colour. The sky began to lighten... [V n] Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered… …   English dictionary

• 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To make less burdensome or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lighten — [v1] illuminate become light, brighten, flash, gleam, illume, irradiate, light, light up, make bright, shine; concept 624 Ant. blacken, darken, dim, dull lighten [v2] reduce weight, load allay, alleviate, ameliorate, assuage, attenuate, buoy,… …   New thesaurus

• burden — bur‧den [ˈbɜːdn ǁ ˈbɜːrdn] noun [countable] 1. something that causes people a lot of difficulty or worry: • In less prosperous areas the taxes were, for many, such a burden that they lived in poverty. 2. particular costs such as taxes or interest …   Financial and business terms

• burden — n *load, cargo, freight, lading burden vb Burden, encumber, cumber, weigh, weight, load, lade, tax, charge, saddle are comparable when they mean to lay a heavy load upon or to lie like a heavy load upon a person or thing. Burden implies the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• lighten — index abate (lessen), allay, alleviate, attenuate, commute, diminish, ease, extenuate …   Law dictionary

• burden — I n. 1) to bear, carry, shoulder a burden 2) to impose, place a burden on smb. 3) to alleviate, lighten, relieve a burden 4) to share a burden 5) to distribute a burden equitably 6) a crushing, heavy, onerous burden 7) a financial; tax burden 8)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• lighten — light|en [ˈlaıtn] v 1.) [T] to reduce the amount of work, worry, debt etc that someone has ≠ ↑increase lighten the load/burden/workload ▪ We should hire another secretary to lighten Barbara s workload. 2.) [I and T] to become brighter or less… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• burden — noun 1 responsibility/worry ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, heavy, huge, onerous, significant, substantial, terrible, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• lighten — I verb 1) the sky was beginning to lighten Syn: become/grow/get lighter, brighten 2) the first touch of dawn lightened the sky Syn: brighten, make brighter, light up, illuminate 3) he used lemon juice to lighten his hair …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• burden — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hindrance; load, weight, encumbrance; charge; refrain. See gravity, repetition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something carried] Syn. load, weight, freight, pack; see freight 1 , load 1 , package 1 . 2.… …   English dictionary for students