(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lighten.

abatement achromatization allayment alleviating alleviation alleviative assuagement blanching bleach bleaching blunting brightening calming damping deadening decoloration decolorization decolorizing demulsion diminution disburdening discoloration disembarrassment disencumbering disencumberment disencumbrance dulcification dulling easement easing enlightening etiolation fading falling-off hushing illuminating illumining leniency lessening letdown letup lighting loosening lulling madder bleach market bleach mitigation modulation mollification pacification paling palliation quietening quieting reduction relaxation relief relieving remission slackening softening soothing subduement tempering tranquilization unballasting unburdening unfreighting unlading unloading unsaddling untaxing unweighting whitening