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Meaning of lighten
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lighten
v 1: make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a
bit" [syn: {lighten}, {lighten up}, {buoy up}] [ant: {weigh
down}, {weigh on}]
2: reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load
on the tired donkey"
3: become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up
a bit" [syn: {lighten}, {lighten up}, {buoy up}]
4: make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
[syn: {brighten}, {lighten up}, {lighten}] [ant: {darken}]
5: become lighter; "The room lightened up" [syn: {lighten},
{lighten up}] [ant: {darken}]
6: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less
oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten
the burden of caring for her elderly parents" [syn:
{relieve}, {lighten}]
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