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Meaning of lighten

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  lighten
      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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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