slighten

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slighten

/ˈslaɪ.tən/

Where it comes from

From slight + -en. Related to German schlichten (“to smoothen”). More at slight.

verb slightens · slightening · slightened

ambitransitive To make or become slight; make or become less pronounced, less noticeable, or less obvious. His smile slightened as if he knew they talked of him.
transitive To slight. […] as God forbid that anyone should hint a slightening word of what our sons and brothers are doing just now, and doing for us!
regional, transitive To level out, smooth, or flatten. to slighten the sheets out

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@misc{slighten_2026,
  title = {slighten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slighten},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}