keventyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• lighten verb To make or become brighter.
• reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.

Senses

keventyä is used for these senses in English:

• lighten (intransitive) To become light or lighter in weight.
• lighten (intransitive) To become less serious or more cheerful.

lighten — full definition

1. verb To make or become brighter.
2. verb To make something less heavy or less burdensome.
3. verb To become more cheerful, or to make a mood less serious.

reduce — full definition

1. verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
2. verb To boil a sauce or liquid down so it becomes thicker and more concentrated.
3. verb To bring a broken bone or dislocated joint back into its correct position.
4. verb To force someone into a lesser or worse state or condition.

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