Lighten - Definition

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]