Alighten
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈlaɪtən/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Alighten is a verb meaning To alight, to dismount or get down from.
Meaning
To alight, to dismount or get down from.
More Meanings
- To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
- To lighten; to reduce in weight or heaviness.
- To make light; to illuminate or brighten.
Example Sentences
When I alighten at my destination, I saw them going in the rickshaw.
Both of the two jays that had just moved flew out of the tree and alightened in the boughs of a nearby cedar.
The bees always alighten at the bottom of the spike, and, crawling spirally up it, sucked one flower after the other.
On the fifth day Mr. Hedly (who first motioned lot-drawing) and another died, whereby their boat was somewhat alightened.
Word Forms
- alightens
- alightening
- alightened
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unlight, alight, lighten, land, dismount, exit.
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