lighten: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of lighten
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enlighten
- verb make understand
edify.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
irradiate.
- verb make understand
Suffixes of lighten
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lightening
- noun descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
- noun changing to a lighter color
whitening.
- noun descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
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lighten
- verb make more cheerful
lighten up; buoy up.
- the conversation lightened me up a bit
- verb reduce the weight on; make lighter
- she lightened the load on the tired donkey
- verb make more cheerful
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lighten
- verb make more cheerful
lighten up; buoy up.
- the conversation lightened me up a bit
- verb reduce the weight on; make lighter
- she lightened the load on the tired donkey
- verb make more cheerful
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lightener
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lighteners
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Derived words of lighten
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enlightenment
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
nirvana.
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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enlightened
- noun people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
initiate.
- it is very familiar to the initiate
- verb make understand
edify; enlighten.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- noun people who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity
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enlightening
- adjective tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
informative; illuminating.
- an enlightening glimpse of government in action
- an illuminating lecture
- verb make understand
edify; enlighten.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- adjective tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance
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unenlightened
- adjective not enlightened; ignorant
- the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order
- adjective satellite lacking information or instruction
naive; uninstructed.
- lamentably unenlightened as to the laws
- adjective not enlightened; ignorant
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enlighten
- verb make understand
edify.
- Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal
- verb give spiritual insight to; in religion
irradiate.
- verb make understand
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enlightenment
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
- noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
nirvana.
- noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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unenlightening
- adjective failing to inform or clarify
unilluminating.
- an unenlightening comment
- adjective not edifying
unedifying.
- adjective failing to inform or clarify
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enlightener
One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
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enlightener
One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which, communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `lighten`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `lighten`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `lighten`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `lighten`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.