Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LIGHT, v.t. [lite.]

1. To kindle; to inflame; to set fire to; as, to light a candle or lamp; sometimes with up; as, to light up an inextinguishable flame. We often hear lit used for lighted, as, he lit a candle; but this is inelegant.
2. To give light to. Ah hopeless, lasting flames! I like those that burn / To light the dead. – Pope.
3. To illuminate; to fill or spread over with light; as, to light a room; to light the streets of a city.
4. To lighten; to ease of a burden. [Not in use. See Lighten.] – Spenser.