English-Italian translations for lighten

• alleggerire
  Riconosco nondimeno il merito di voler alleggerire il fisco. Even so, you are trying to lighten the tax burden, I grant you that.
  Nessuna misura unilaterale da parte degli Stati membri per alleggerire l'onere degli operatori del settore mobile. No unilateral measures by Member States to lighten the load of the mobile operators.
  Si deve alleggerire il carico amministrativo, ad esempio, passando al principio di 'un fondo?. The administrative load must be lightened, for example, by switching to the 'one fund' principle.

Definition of lighten

• To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate
• To become brighter or clearer; to brighten
• To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning
• To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten
• To alleviate; to reduce the burden of
• To make light or lighter in weight
• To become light or lighter in weight
• To descend; to light

Examples

• to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets
• Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out

Related words

• enlighten
• enlightened
• lightening
• enlightenment
• englightened
• Enlightenment
• unenlightened
• enlightener
• enlighteness