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Definitions of lighten
  1. verb
    make more cheerful
    "the conversation lightened me up a bit"

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  2. verb
    become lighter
    "The room lightened up"

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  3. verb
    make more cheerful through the use of color

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  4. verb
    become more cheerful
    "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"

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  5. verb
    alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive
    "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"

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  6. verb
    reduce the weight on; make lighter
    "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
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