lightens in English

verb

1

make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity.

efforts to lighten the burden of regulation

synonyms: make lighter, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, ease, alleviate, mitigate, allay, relieve, palliate, assuage

2

make or become lighter or brighter.

the sky began to lighten in the east

synonyms: make lighter, make brighter, brighten, light up, illuminate, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate, illumine, illume, whiten, make whiter, bleach, blanch, make paler

3

emit flashes of lightning; flash with lightning.

it thundered and lightened

verb

make lighter, make brighter, brighten, light up, illuminate, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate, illumine, illume
whiten, make whiter, bleach, blanch, make paler
make lighter, lessen, reduce, decrease, diminish, ease, alleviate, mitigate, allay, relieve, palliate, assuage
cheer (up), brighten, gladden, hearten, perk up, lift, enliven, boost, buoy (up), uplift, revive, restore, revitalize
brighten, lighten up
lighten up, buoy up
lighten up
relieve

Use "lightens" in a sentence

1. Bleach: A preparation which lightens the hair by removing the pigmentation.

2. Antonyms for Befogs include illuminates, brightens, clarifies, illumines, lightens, clears up and lights up

3. Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short, feathered style.

4. The windowpane lightens the profile and adds a dash of sporting athleticism to the cut.

5. During the Spanish Civil War, a group of comics lightens the dAys of the Republican troops

6. 30 No man is useless in this world who lightens the burden of someone else. 

7. Leslie lightens her hair and has now had it cut into a short[Sentencedict.com ], feathered style.

8. Antonyms for Beclouds include illuminates, brightens, lightens, illumines, clarifies, clears up, lights up, enlightens, explains and explicates

9. It is a good idea to blend it in a food processor as this lightens the mixture.

10. Synonyms for Brightens include lightens, glows, gleams, illuminates, illumines, shines, enlivens, irradiates, makes brighter and becomes bright

11. 13 In comparison, cheerfulness lightens the voice,(www.Sentencedict.com) and is likely to be reflected in a smiling expression.

12. The piano joins in, at which point the mood lightens, and the closing rondo - Molto allegro e vivace - begins.

13. 29 When you press this, the exposure is increased by a fixed amount which lightens both the foreground subject and the background.

14. Bleaching the skin around your anus, which removes dark skin and lightens up the skin tone, can make you feel more confident in the bedroom

15. Some people opt to get a cosmetic procedure that lightens this pigmentation, which is called anal Bleaching, Fouad Georges Kaado Moawad, MD, who offers this treatment in his Virginia Beach medspa,

16. ‘Alliterative poetry’ ‘Spenser begins the stanza with an Alliterative play upon ‘joyous’ and ‘just’ which lightens the atmosphere after the sober and tense portrayal of the knight's penance, while emphasising the worth of Charissa's lesson.’

17. ‘Alliterative poetry’ ‘Spenser begins the stanza with an Alliterative play upon ‘joyous’ and ‘just’ which lightens the atmosphere after the sober and tense portrayal of the knight's penance, while emphasising the worth of Charissa's lesson.’

18. BRIGHTER, STRONGER HAIR - John Frieda Go Blonder is a mild cleanser that gradually lightens and restores moisture to treated or dry hair for a visibly lighter, brighter, more sunlit shade of blonde ACTIVE INGREDIENTS - John Frieda Sheer Blonde Go Blonder natural shampoo and conditioner set is formulated with citrus and chamomile, and our