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forlightens

forlightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forlighten.

Meaning of forlighten

Verb

forlighten (third-person singular simple present forlightens, present participle forlightening, simple past and past participle forlightened)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To decrease; reduce; diminish; lighten; lighten up.
    • For to forlighten with his sheen / Those sitting sad, in darkest blindness, / In death's cold shade.1892, William Shepard Walsh, Handy-book of literary curiosities

Questions about forlightens

What is forlightens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Forlightens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of forlighten.

Words near forlightens in the dictionary

  1. forlets
  2. forletting
  3. Forli
  4. forlie
  5. forlighten
  6. forlightens
  7. Forlivian
  8. Forlivians
  9. forlong
  10. forlonged
  11. forlonging

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