lighted Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb make lighter or brighter
   light; illuminate; illumine; light up; illume.
   
   • This lamp lightens the room a bit
2. verb begin to smoke
   light; fire up; light up.
   
   • After the meal, some of the diners lit up
3. verb to come to rest, settle
   alight; perch; light.
   
   • Misfortune lighted upon him
4. verb cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
   ignite; light.
   
   • Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
   • Light a cigarette
5. verb fall to somebody by assignment or lot
   light; fall.
   
   • The task fell to me
   • It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims
6. verb alight from (a horse)
   light; dismount; unhorse; get off; get down.
   
7. adjective set afire or burning
   lit.
   
   • the lighted candles
   • a lighted cigarette
   • a lit firecracker
8. adjective satellite provided with artificial light
   lit; well-lighted; illuminated.
   
   • illuminated advertising
   • looked up at the lighted windows
   • a brightly lit room
   • a well-lighted stairwell

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