lighten

Definitions

1. 1intransitive verb

   To descend; to light.

2. 2intransitive verb

   To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.

3. 3intransitive verb

   To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.

4. 4transitive verb

   To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.

5. 5transitive verb

   To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.

6. 6transitive verb

   To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.

7. 7transitive verb

   To free from trouble and fill with joy.

8. 8transitive verb

   To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.

9. 9transitive verb

   To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.

10. 10transitive verb

    To cheer; to exhilarate.

11. 11verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    relieve
12. 12verb

    become lighter

    "The room lightened up"

13. 13verb

    make lighter or brighter

    "The paint will brighten the room"

    Synonyms

    brighten
14. 14verb

    become more cheerful

    "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

15. 15verb

    reduce the weight on; make lighter

    "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"

16. 16verb

    make more cheerful

    "the conversation lightened me up a bit"