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forlighten

The English word “forlighten” has 1 meaning listed here.

verb

  1. To decrease; reduce; diminish; lighten; lighten up.

Etymology

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

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