lighten, v.
(lightened, lightening, lightens)
freq. cnt. 1
(lightened, lightening, lightens)
freq. cnt. 1
make more cheerful
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
buoy up lighten lighten up
sample sentences
"the conversation lightened me up a bit"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
antonym
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
<verb.change>
lighten relieve
sample sentences
"relieve the pressure and the stress""lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
become lighter
<verb.change>
lighten lighten up
sample sentences
"The room lightened up"verb frames
Something ----sverb frames
Something ----s
lexical pointers
antonym
make more cheerful through the use of color
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
brighten lighten lighten up
sample sentences
"The paint will brighten the room"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
hypernym
become more cheerful
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
buoy up lighten lighten up
sample sentences
"after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"verb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----sverb frames
Somebody ----s
semantic pointers
hypernym
reduce the weight on; make lighter
<verb.contact>
lighten
sample sentences
"she lightened the load on the tired donkey"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym