lighten up

Verb
  1. Make more cheerful (synset 201818041)
    "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
    causes: buoy up, lighten, lighten up - become more cheerful
    is a type of: cheer - show approval or good wishes by shouting
    same as: buoy up, lighten
  2. Become more cheerful (synset 200861800)
    "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
    is a type of: cheer, cheer up, chirk up - become cheerful
    same as: buoy up, lighten
  3. Make more cheerful through the use of color (synset 200313597)
    "The paint will brighten the room"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    same as: brighten, lighten
  4. Become lighter (synset 200281690)
    "The room lightened up"
    is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
    subtypes:
    same as: lighten

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