Definition
To make lighter in weight or burden; to lighten or reduce the heaviness of something physical or emotional.
Etymology
From 'alight' (to descend/lighten) + '-en' (verb suffix making causative or intensifying actions). This combines the concept of something light (descending easily) with the '-en' suffix for creating actions.
Kelly Says
English verbs with '-en' are old magic—darken, lighten, strengthen, weaken. They take adjectives and turn them into actions you can do to something, which is why Shakespeare and poets loved them.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በርካታ ብላ
ber-ka-ta bla
BNবাংলা
উজ্জ্বল করা
uj-jwal-kor-a
CACatalà
il·luminar
i-loo-mee-nar
CSČeština
osvětlit
os-ve-t-lit
DEDeutsch
erhellen
er-hel-en
ESEspañol
iluminar
i-loo-mee-nar
FAفارسی
روشن کردن
ro-shan kar-dan
FISuomi
valaista
va-li-sta
FRFrançais
éclairer
e-klay-reh
GUGU
જીવંત કરવું
jee-van-t kar-vu
HIहिन्दी
प्रकाशित करना
prakashit karna
HUMagyar
világítani
vee-la-gi-tee-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyala
me-nyala
ITItaliano
illuminare
i-loo-mee-na-reh
MRMR
प्रकाशित करा
prakashit kara
MSBahasa Melayu
menyala
me-nyala
NLNederlands
oplichten
op-li-chen
NONorsk
lyse opp
lyse opp
PLPolski
rozjaśnić
roz-yas-nitz
PTPortuguês
iluminar
i-loo-mee-nar
RORomână
a ilumina
a i-loo-mee-na
RUРусский
освещать
osveshchat'
SVSvenska
belysa
be-li-sa
SWKiswahili
kuanga
koo-an-ga
TAதமிழ்
ஒளிரச் செய்ய
o-li-ra-ch-chey
TEతెలుగు
కాంతివంతం చేయండి
ka-an-thi-van-tham che-ya-ndi
TRTürkçe
aydınlatmak
ay-din-lat-mak
UKУкраїнська
освітлити
os-vye-t-lyty
URاردو
روشن کرنا
ro-shan kar-na
VITiếng Việt
làm sáng
lam sang