Lighten
31lighten — [ˈlaɪt(ə)n] verb 1) [I/T] if a situation or someone s mood lightens, or if something lightens the mood, it becomes more relaxed 2) [I/T] to become brighter or lighter in colour, or to make something brighter or lighter in colour 3) [T] to reduce… …
32lighten someone's — lighten (someone s)/the load to make a difficult or upsetting situation easier to deal with. Anyway, we ll be getting a temp in next month to do some of this work so that should lighten your load …
33lighten the load — lighten (someone s)/the load to make a difficult or upsetting situation easier to deal with. Anyway, we ll be getting a temp in next month to do some of this work so that should lighten your load …
34lighten your load — lighten (your) load to make something easier for you to deal with. Every kind of helper, from eye doctors to massage therapists, volunteered time to lighten the rescue workers load …
35lighten load — lighten (your) load to make something easier for you to deal with. Every kind of helper, from eye doctors to massage therapists, volunteered time to lighten the rescue workers load …
36lighten the labor — index disencumber Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
37lighten up (on someone or something) — n. to reduce the pressure (on someone or something); to calm down (about someone or something). □ Cool it, man. Lighten up! We all gotta get along here. □ Lighten up on the guy. He only stepped on your toe …
38ˌlighten (sth) ˈup — phrasal verb same as lighten …
39lighten up — intransitive verb Date: 1946 to take things less seriously …
40lighten — verb /ˈlaɪ.tən/ a) To alleviate; to reduce the burden of. b) To make light or lighter in weight …