Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Den. P. 1 To make light, lighten (lit.); nitāṃtagurvī layayiṣya- tā dhuraṃ R. 3. 35.
2 To alleviate, lighten, lessen, mitigate; rahasi laghaye- dārabdhā vā tadāśrayiṇī kathā V. 3. 10; R. 11. 62.
3 (a) To make light of, slight, despise; Ki. 2. 18. (b) To smake inferior or insignificant; Ki. 5. 4; 13. 38.