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▸ verb:  (transitive, also figuratively, obsolete) To make less heavy; to lighten; to alleviate, to relieve.
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▸ verb:  Often followed by from or off: to get off an animal which one has been riding; to dismount; to descend or exit from a vehicle; hence, to complete one's journey; to stop.
▸ verb:  (also figuratively) Often followed by at, on, or upon: of something aloft: to descend and settle; to land, to lodge, to rest.
▸ verb:  (archaic)
▸ verb:  To come down or go down; to descend.
▸ verb:  Often followed by on or upon: of a blow, something thrown, etc.: to land heavily.
▸ verb:  (figuratively) Often followed by on or upon: to find by accident; to chance upon, to come upon.
▸ verb:  (obsolete) To arrive.
▸ verb:  To cast light on (something); to illuminate, to light up.
▸ verb:  To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
▸ adjective:  Burning, lit, on fire.
▸ adjective:  Often followed by with: shining with light; luminous, radiant; also, brightly coloured; vivid.
▸ adjective:  Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
▸ adjective:  (figuratively) Aglow with activity or emotion.
▸ adverb:  (also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.

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