What does to lighten mean?
Definitions for to lighten
to light·en
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word to lighten.
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Dictionary of Nautical Terms
to lighten
To throw ballast, stores, cargo, or other things, overboard in stress of weather, to render the vessel more buoyant.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of to lighten in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of to lighten in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of to lighten in a Sentence
The unrelenting rally in European shares continues, helped by the weak euro and improving economic data. There is no reason right now to lighten up and I continue to be a buyer.
Leave each one his touch of folly it helps to lighten life's burden which, if he could see himself as he is, might be too heavy to carry.
In peak hour you’re having to stop at traffic lights and wait two cycles for it to turn green, this idea is not going to have much impact if so much traffic is going bumper-to-bumper, but as traffic lights lighten up, people will have a much smoother journey.
What actions are most excellent? To gladden the heart of human beings, to feed the hungry, to help the afflicted, to lighten the sorrow of the sorrowful, and to remove the sufferings of the injured.
At the time of the bid, it's true that we pledged to keep close 80 percent of the venues within an 8 km radius to lighten the burden on athletes, but as we've looked further into the venues from the aspect of cost and the impact on the lives of people in Tokyo and in Japan, the need to rethink this has emerged.
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