vverb.emotionmake more cheerfulSynset:buoy up lighten up
Examples:- the conversation lightened me up a bit
Antonyms:weigh down
Hypernyms:cheer
Inherited Hypernyms:lightencheerapplaudpraisemeasureevaluatethink
Causes:buoy up lighten up lighten
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.contactreduce the weight on; make lighterExamples:- she lightened the load on the tired donkey
Hypernyms:disburden unburden
Inherited Hypernyms:lightenunburdenremove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.communicationbecome more cheerfulSynset:buoy up lighten up
Examples:- after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
Hypernyms:cheer cheer up chirk up
Inherited Hypernyms:lightencheerrejoicefeel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changemake more cheerful through the use of colorSynset:brighten lighten up
Examples:- The paint will brighten the room
Antonyms:darken
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:brightenchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changebecome lighterSynset:lighten up
Antonyms:darken
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:lightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:illumeilluminateillumineirradiatelightlight up
Full Troponyms:floodlightirradiatelightspotlight
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changealleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressiveSynset:relieve
Examples:- relieve the pressure and the stress
- lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
Hypernyms:mitigate
Inherited Hypernyms:relievemitigatedecreasechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something