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unburden
To free from or relieve of a burden or trouble:
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  1. To free from or relieve of a burden or trouble:
  2. To free from burden, or relieve from trouble.
  3. To relieve (oneself or one's soul, mind, etc.) by revealing or disclosing (something hard to bear, as guilt)
disburden
To rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
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  1. To rid of a burden; to free from a load carried; to unload.
  2. To get rid of (a burden); unload
  3. To relieve (a pack animal, for example) of a burden.
uplift
To raise; elevate.
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  1. To raise; elevate.
  2. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt:
  3. To raise to a higher moral, social, or cultural level or condition
buoy up
(Idiomatic) To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits
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  1. (Idiomatic) To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits
  2. (Idiomatic) To keep afloat, to act as buoyancy
mitigate
To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
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  1. To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
  2. To operate or work (against)
  3. To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
levitate
To cause to rise and float in the air
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  1. To cause to rise and float in the air
alleviate
To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
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  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To reduce or decrease
disencumber
To relieve of a burden; free from a hindrance or annoyance
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  1. To relieve of a burden; free from a hindrance or annoyance
  2. To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something).
remove
To take away; withdraw:
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  1. To take away; withdraw:
  2. To move (something) from where it is; lift, push, transfer, or carry away, or from one place to another
  3. To take, extract, separate, or withdraw (someone or something from)
pour-out
To distribute or spread (something), as if it were a liquid.
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  1. To distribute or spread (something), as if it were a liquid.
  2. To talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.
  3. To leave a place quickly, and in large numbers.
jettison
To discard (something) as useless or a burden
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  1. To discard (something) as useless or a burden
  2. (Informal) To discard (something) as unwanted or burdensome:
  3. To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard.
reduce
To bring into a certain order; systematize
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  1. To bring into a certain order; systematize
  2. To bring to a specified undesirable state, as of weakness or helplessness:
  3. (Arith.) To change in denomination or form without changing in value
cut down
(Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
  2. To bring down by cutting.
  3. Used other than as an idiom: see cut,"Ž down.
put off
To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
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  1. To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  2. To offend, repulse, or frighten
  3. To procrastinate
facilitate
To make easy or easier:
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  1. To make easy or easier:
  2. To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard.
upraise
To raise or lift up; elevate.
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  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.
eradicate
To tear out by the roots; uproot
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  1. To tear out by the roots; uproot
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:
shift
To use a shift key.
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  1. To use a shift key.
  2. To change position, direction, form, character, etc.
  3. To undergo phonetic change
change
To cause to be different:
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  1. To cause to be different:
  2. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch:
  3. To put a fresh covering on:
ease
To alleviate; assuage:
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  1. To alleviate; assuage:
  2. To move or proceed with little effort:
  3. To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
comfort
To give a sense of ease to
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  1. To give a sense of ease to
  2. To ease physically; relieve:
  3. To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
cheer
To urge on or encourage by cheers
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  1. To urge on or encourage by cheers
  2. To be or become cheerful; feel encouraged
  3. To fill with joy, good spirits, and hope; gladden; comfort
gladden
(Archaic) To be or become glad
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  1. (Archaic) To be or become glad
  2. To make glad:
  3. To cause (something) to become more glad.
illume
To illuminate.
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  1. To illuminate.
  2. (Archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.
illuminate
To decorate (an initial letter or word) with designs, tracings, etc. of gold, silver, or bright colors
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  1. To decorate (an initial letter or word) with designs, tracings, etc. of gold, silver, or bright colors
  2. To adorn (a page of a book, for example) with ornamental designs, images, or lettering in brilliant colors or precious metals.
  3. To give light to; light up
illumine
To illuminate.
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  1. To illuminate.
  2. To give light to; illuminate.
  3. To illuminate; light up
light
To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
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  1. To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
  2. Electromagnetic energy of a wavelength just outside the range the human eye can detect, such as infrared light and ultraviolet light.
  3. In a light manner; lightly.
brighten
To make or become happy or happier; gladden; cheer up
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  1. To make or become happy or happier; gladden; cheer up
clear
(Informal) All the way; completely:
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  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear:
  3. In a clear manner; so as to be clear
allay
To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
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  1. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest:
  2. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve:
  3. To lessen, relieve, or alleviate (pain, grief, etc.)
alleviate
To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
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  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To lessen or reduce:
assuage
To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
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  1. To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
  2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  3. To lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay
comfort
To give a sense of ease to
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  1. To give a sense of ease to
  2. To soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring consolation or hope to
  3. To ease physically; relieve:
ease
To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
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  1. To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
  2. To lessen in tension, speed, pain, etc.
  3. To alleviate; assuage:
lessen
To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
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  1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
  2. To become less; decrease:
  3. (Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage
mitigate
To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
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  1. To make or become milder, less severe, less rigorous, or less painful; moderate
  2. To operate or work (against)
  3. To reduce, lessen, or decrease.
palliate
To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
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  1. To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate.
  2. To alleviate the symptoms of a disease or disorder.
  3. To lessen the pain or severity of without actually curing; alleviate; ease
relieve
To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
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  1. To free from pain, anxiety, or distress:
  2. (Baseball) To serve as a relief pitcher
  3. To ease, lighten, or reduce (pain, anxiety, etc.)
Find another word for lighten. In this page you can discover 58 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for lighten, like: unburden, disburden, make lighter, reduce the load of, lessen the weight of, uplift, buoy up, mitigate, levitate, alleviate and make less burdensome.

Sentence Examples

  • "Give me?" she teased, trying to lighten the mood.

  • Jackson seized every opportunity to point out the upsides, and tried his best to lighten her mood.

  • "I thought you didn't believe in capital punishment," he said, trying to lighten the situation.

  • In order to lighten the palace the Venetian Institute of Science, Letters and Arts removed its headquarters and its natural history collection to Santo Stefano.

  • By such means Catherine made herself very popular in the upper ranks of society, but as a woman and a usurper who did little or nothing to lighten the burdens of the people she failed to gain the loyalty and devotion of the masses.

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