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DEFINITIONS OF: lighten

1

v make lighter or brighter

Synonyms:
brighten, lighten up
Antonyms:
darken
make dark or darker
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v reduce the weight on; make lighter

“she lightened the load on the tired donkey”
Type of:
disburden, unburden
take the burden off; remove the burden from

v become lighter

“The room lightened up”
Synonyms:
lighten up
Antonyms:
darken
become dark or darker
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irradiate
cast rays of light upon
illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up
make lighter or brighter
floodlight
illuminate with floodlights
spotlight
illuminate with a spotlight, as in the theater
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

v make more cheerful

“the conversation lightened me up a bit”
Synonyms:
buoy up, lighten up
Antonyms:
weigh down, weigh on
be oppressive or disheartening to
Type of:
cheer
show approval or good wishes by shouting

v become more cheerful

“after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit”
Synonyms:
buoy up, lighten up
Type of:
cheer, cheer up, chirk up
become cheerful

v alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive

“lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents”
Synonyms:
relieve
Type of:
mitigate
make less severe or harsh
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