lighten

Meanings

Verb

• make more cheerful
  • "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
• reduce the weight on; make lighter
  • "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
• become more cheerful
  • "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
• make lighter or brighter
• become lighter
  • "The room lightened up"
• alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
  • "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

Synonyms

brighten, buoy up, lighten up, relieve

Antonyms

darken, weigh down