lichten.
to thin out; to clear; to make sparse
Meaning & usage
to thin out; to clear; to make sparse
Die Soldaten lichteten den Wald, um ihn für schweres Gerät durchgängig zu machen.
to thin out; to be cleared; to become sparse (usually slowly)
Die Zuschauerränge lichteten sich.
to become light, bright (usually slowly)
Der Himmel lichtete sich.
to become bright; to lose sternness
Ihr Blick lichtete sich.
Where this word comes from
Derived from the adjective licht (“light; bright”) and/or the noun Licht (“light”). Compare Hunsrik leichte.
to weigh (the anchor)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Low German lichten, originally “to make light”, derived from licht (“light; not heavy”). After the Low German development -ft- → -cht- (compare Nichte), the verb was merged with, or at least influenced by, unrelated lüchten (“to lift”), from Proto-Germanic *luftijaną, whence also English lift. Compare Dutch lichten.
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