Lighten vs Buoy - What's the difference?
lighten | buoy | Synonyms |
To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
To make light or lighter in weight.
To make less serious or more cheerful.
* Bible, Psalms xxxiv. 5
To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
* Dryden
To become light or lighter in weight.
To become less serious or more cheerful.
To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.
To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to flash.
* Shakespeare
To emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
* Shakespeare
To descend; to light.
* Book of Common Prayer
To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
* Sir J. Davies
(nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
A life-buoy.
To keep afloat or aloft; used with up .
To support or maintain at a high level.
* Burke
To mark with a buoy.
* Darwin
To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Danny Welbeck leads England's rout of Moldova but hit by Ukraine ban'' (in ''The Guardian , 6 September 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/sep/06/england-moldova-world-cup-qualifier-matchreport]
In transitive terms the difference between lighten and buoy
is that lighten is to emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning while buoy is to mark with a buoy.As a noun buoy is
a float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.lighten
English
Verb
(en verb)- They looked unto him, were lightened .
- to lighten''' an apartment with lamps or gas; to '''lighten the streets
- A key of fire ran all along the shore, / And lightened all the river with a blaze.
- This dreadful night, / That thunders, lightens , opens graves, and roars / As doth the lion.
- His eye lightens forth / Controlling majesty.
- O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us.
- Lighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray.
Conjugation
(en-conj-simple)Derived terms
* lighten upbuoy
English
Noun
(wikipedia buoy) (en noun)Verb
(en verb)- Those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous mass of his nobility, wealth, and title.
- to buoy''' an anchor; to '''buoy''' or '''buoy off a channel
- Not one rock near the surface was discovered which was not buoyed by this floating weed.
- It ended up being a bittersweet night for England, full of goals to send the crowd home happy, buoyed by the news that Montenegro and Poland had drawn elsewhere in Group H but also with a measure of regret about what happened to Danny Welbeck and what it means for Roy Hodgson's team going into a much more difficult assignment against Ukraine.
- Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.