lichten
Meaning
-
- to raise, to lift up
- to empty out
Concepts
light
shine
empty
flare
flare up
flicker
scintillate
gleam
lights
raise
weigh
heave
hoist
unship
purchase
levy
phosphoresce
blaze
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɪx.tən/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lichten, from Old Dutch *līhten, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic *linhtijaną.
New
licht
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- light, of little weight
- (metonymically) easy, mild
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