lighten

Verb
  1. Make more cheerful (synset 201818041)
    "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
    cause: buoy up, lighten, lighten up - become more cheerful
    hypernym: cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting
    synonym: buoy up, lighten up
  2. Reduce the weight on;
    Make lighter (synset 201490199)
    "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
    hypernym: disburden, unburden - take the burden off; remove the burden from
  3. Become more cheerful (synset 200861800)
    "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
    hypernym: cheer, cheer up, chirk up - become cheerful
    synonym: buoy up, lighten up
  4. Make more cheerful through the use of color (synset 200313597)
    "The paint will brighten the room"
    hypernym: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    synonym: brighten, lighten up
  5. Become lighter (synset 200281690)
    "The room lightened up"
    hypernym: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    hyponym:
    synonym: lighten up
  6. Alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive (synset 200199442)
    "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
    hypernym: mitigate - make less severe or harsh
    synonym: relieve

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