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
Main entry: lighten, lighten up
Definition: become lighter
Usage: The room lightened up
Main entry: brighten, lighten, lighten up
Definition: make lighter or brighter
Usage: The paint will brighten the room
Main entry: lighten, lighten up, buoy up
Definition: become more cheerful
Usage: after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
Main entry: lighten
Definition: reduce the weight on; make lighter
Usage: she lightened the load on the tired donkey
Main entry: lighten, lighten up, buoy up
Definition: make more cheerful
Usage: the conversation lightened me up a bit