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      lighten
      verb
      alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
      become lighter
      make more cheerful through the use of color
      become more cheerful
      reduce the weight on
      make more cheerful
      Synonyms for lighten
      brightenvrelievevalleviatevunburdenvlessenvenlightenvreluminereducevextenuatevilluminevlenifyvilluminateveasevrelumepalliatevdisburdenvsoftenvattempervmitigatevassuagev
      Words related to lighten
      aleggerelievableadjlevigatevlighternphotoreduceilluminervoverlightreillumineenlumineextenuatoryadjdisburdenmentnemollitionnresoftenvsubactdarkenvloosenvreillumesoothevbrighteradjunbosomv

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