Definitions for lighten
Overview of verb lighten
The verb lighten has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) lighten, lighten up, buoy up
(make more cheerful; "the conversation lightened me up a bit")
2. lighten
(reduce the weight on; make lighter; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey")
3. lighten, lighten up, buoy up
(become more cheerful; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit")
4. brighten, lighten up, lighten
(make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room")
5. lighten, lighten up
(become lighter; "The room lightened up")
6. relieve, lighten
(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")
