Lighten vs Enliven - What's the difference?
lighten | enliven | 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
(obsolete) To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.
Lighten is a synonym of enliven.
In lang=en terms the difference between lighten and enliven
is that lighten is to emit or disclose in, or as if in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning while enliven is to make more lively, cheerful or interesting.As verbs the difference between lighten and enliven
is that lighten is to alleviate; to reduce the burden of while enliven is (obsolete|transitive) to give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.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 upenliven
English
Verb
(en verb)- The game was much enlivened when both teams scored within five minutes of each other.