forlighten
forlighten · forlightens · forlightened · forlightening
To decrease; reduce; diminish; lighten; lighten upTo decrease; reduce; diminish; lighten; lighten up.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic)To decrease; reduce; diminish; lighten; lighten up.
Origin
From for- + lighten, but also continuing (in altered form) earlier forlyten (“to diminish”From for- + lighten, but also continuing (in altered form) earlier forlyten (“to diminish”), from for- + lite + -en.
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Forms
forlightens, forlightening, forlightened, forlightened| Base form | forlighten · to forlighten |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | forlightens |
| Present participle | forlightening |
| Past simple | forlightened |
| Past participle | forlightened |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.