Word: alighten
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: a
ligh
ten
Definition: To alight; to land, to descend and rest.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: enm
Decoded: a-
Meaning: up, out, away
Affix: light
Language: en
Meaning: to dismount
Affix: -en
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the infinitive of verbs.