forlighten

English

Etymology

From for- +‎ lighten, but also continuing (in altered form) earlier forlyten (“to diminish”), from for- +‎ lite +‎ -en.

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.
   • 1892, William Shepard Walsh, Handy-book of literary curiosities:

     For to forlighten with his sheen / Those sitting sad, in darkest blindness, / In death's cold shade.

See also

• forlyten