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lighten
verb
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 7
- Starts with
- L
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- IGHTE
- Scrabble score
- 11
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
Meaning
Definitions
verb
alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
“relieve the pressure and the stress”
verb
become lighter
“The room lightened up”
verb
make more cheerful through the use of color
“The paint will brighten the room”
verb
become more cheerful
“after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit”
verb
reduce the weight on; make lighter
“she lightened the load on the tired donkey”
verb
make more cheerful
“the conversation lightened me up a bit”
In context
Example Sentences
relieve the pressure and the stress
lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents
The room lightened up
The paint will brighten the room
after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit
she lightened the load on the tired donkey
the conversation lightened me up a bit
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