alighten

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

IPA（発音記号）

/əˈlaɪtən/

動詞

To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.

日本語の意味

軽くする / 軽量化する / 減量する

英語の意味

To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.

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She hoped the new curtains would alighten the room and lift her spirits.

彼女は新しいカーテンが部屋を明るくし、気分を軽くしてくれることを望んでいた。

詳細

意味（1）

To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.

I shivered and shook, and would have screqamed in my fright—but the Fiend,—as he seemed to be, —in a hoarse, croaking voice, charged me to keep silence,—saying that I had lain seven years bound for my sin, and that my soul would speedily be sent on an errand to sinners yet on the earth, to warn them from the evil of their ways, —and that, then, my punishment in Purgatory would be alightened.

詳細

alightens （ present singular third-person ）

alightening （ participle present ）

alightened （ participle past ）

alightened （ past ）