Lighten

Verb

 * 1)  To alleviate; to reduce the burden of.
 * 2)  To make light or lighter in weight.
 * 3)  To make less serious or more cheerful.
 * 4)  To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate.
 * 5)  To become light or lighter in weight.
 * 6)  To become less serious or more cheerful.
 * 7)  To become brighter or clearer; to brighten.

Derived terms

 * lighten up

Adverbs for Lighten
blazingly; blindingly; dreadfully; terrifygly; vividly; explosively; spectacularly.

Thesaurus
abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, be light, beacon, blunt, break, brighten, brighten up, chasten, cheer up, constrain, control, damp, dampen, dawn, de-emphasize, deaden, dilute, diminish, disburden, disembarrass, disencumber, downplay, dull, ease, enlighten, extenuate, flood with light, floodlight, gladden, grow bright, grow light, have little weight, highlight, illume, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, keep within bounds, kick the beam, lay, lenify, lessen, light, light up, luminate, make light, make lighter, mitigate, moderate, modulate, mollify, obtund, off-load, overshine, palliate, play down, reduce, reduce the temperature, reduce weight, relieve, relume, relumine, restrain, set at ease, shed light upon, shine, shine upon, slacken, slow down, smile, smother, sober, sober down, soften, spotlight, stifle, subdue, suppress, tame, temper, thin, throw light upon, tone down, tune down, unballast, unburden, underplay, unfreight, unlade, unload, weaken, weigh lightly

Translations

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 * Korean: 덜어주다