lighten : English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

lighten : pagaan (v.)

Glosses: (~ related words)

lighten
v. (emotion)	1. buoy up, lighten, lighten up	make more cheerful.; "the conversation lightened me up a bit"
	~ cheer	show approval or good wishes by shouting.; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"
	~ buoy up, lighten up, lighten	become more cheerful.; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
v. (contact)	2. lighten	reduce the weight on; make lighter.; "she lightened the load on the tired donkey"
	~ disburden, unburden	take the burden off; remove the burden from.; "unburden the donkey"
v. (communication)	3. buoy up, lighten, lighten up	become more cheerful.; "after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit"
	~ chirk up, cheer up, cheer	become cheerful.
v. (change)	4. brighten, lighten, lighten up	make lighter or brighter.; "The paint will brighten the room"
	~ alter, change, modify	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
v. (change)	5. lighten, lighten up	become lighter.; "The room lightened up"
	~ change	undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	~ irradiate	cast rays of light upon.
	~ illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up	make lighter or brighter.; "This lamp lightens the room a bit"
v. (change)	6. lighten, relieve	alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive.; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
	~ mitigate	make less severe or harsh.; "mitigating circumstances"