English Explanatory Dictionary

forlighten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To decrease; reduce; diminish; lighten; lighten up.

Word forms

forlighten forlightens forlightening forlightened

Etymology

From for- + lighten, but also continuing (in altered form) earlier forlyten (“to diminish”), from for- + lite + -en.

Related words

forlyten
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