Definition: alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
Usage: relieve the pressure and the stress; lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
Synonyms: lighten, lighten up
Definition: become lighter
Usage: The room lightened up
Similar words: change
Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night
Synonyms: brighten, lighten, lighten up
Definition: make lighter or brighter
Usage: The paint will brighten the room
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: lighten, lighten up, buoy up
Definition: become more cheerful
Usage: after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
Synonyms: lighten
Definition: reduce the weight on; make lighter
Usage: she lightened the load on the tired donkey
Similar words: unburden, disburden
Definition: take the burden off; remove the burden from
Usage: unburden the donkey
Synonyms: lighten, lighten up, buoy up
Definition: make more cheerful
Usage: the conversation lightened me up a bit
Similar words: cheer
Definition: show approval or good wishes by shouting
Usage: everybody cheered the birthday boy