To provide, cover, or fill with light

• illume

  1. To illuminate.
  2. (Archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.

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  1. To illuminate.
  2. (Archaic) To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine.

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• illuminate

  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

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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

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• illumine

  1. To illuminate.
  2. To give light to; illuminate.
  3. To illuminate; light up

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  1. To illuminate.
  2. To give light to; illuminate.
  3. To illuminate; light up

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• light

  1. With little weight and few burdens:
  2. To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
  3. In a light manner; lightly.

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  1. With little weight and few burdens:
  2. To provide, cover, or fill with light; illuminate:
  3. In a light manner; lightly.

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To become brighter or fairer

• brighten

  1. 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

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• clear

  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear:
  3. In a clear manner; so as to be clear

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  1. (Informal) All the way; completely:
  2. To become clear:
  3. In a clear manner; so as to be clear

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To make less severe or more bearable

• allay

  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.)

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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.)

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• alleviate

  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To lessen or reduce:

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  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To lessen or reduce:

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• assuage

  1. To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
  2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  3. To lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay

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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

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• comfort

  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:

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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:

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• ease

  1. To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort
  2. To lessen in tension, speed, pain, etc.
  3. To alleviate; assuage:

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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:

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• lessen

  1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
  2. To become less; decrease:
  3. (Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage

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  1. To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
  2. To become less; decrease:
  3. (Archaic) To belittle; minimize; disparage

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• mitigate

  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.

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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.

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• palliate

  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

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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

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• relieve

  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.)

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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.)

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To make lighter

• unburden

  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)

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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)

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• disburden

  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.

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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.

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• make lighter

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• reduce the load of

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• lessen the weight of

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• uplift

  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

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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

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• buoy up

  1. (Idiomatic) To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits
  2. (Idiomatic) To keep afloat, to act as buoyancy

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  1. (Idiomatic) To uplift, hearten, inspire or raise the spirits
  2. (Idiomatic) To keep afloat, to act as buoyancy

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• mitigate

  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.

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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.

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• levitate

  1. To cause to rise and float in the air

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  1. To cause to rise and float in the air

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• alleviate

  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To reduce or decrease

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  1. To make (pain, for example) less intense or more bearable:
  2. To reduce or decrease

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• make less burdensome

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• disencumber

  1. To relieve of a burden; free from a hindrance or annoyance
  2. To remove an encumbrance or burden from (someone or something).

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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).

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• take off a load

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• remove

  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)

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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)

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• take from

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• pour-out

  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.

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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.

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• throw overboard

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• jettison

  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.

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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.

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• reduce

  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

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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

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• cut down

  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.

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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.

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• put off

  1. To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  2. To offend, repulse, or frighten
  3. To procrastinate

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  1. To delay (a task, event, or deadline)
  2. To offend, repulse, or frighten
  3. To procrastinate

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• facilitate

  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.

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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.

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• upraise

  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.

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  1. To raise or lift up; elevate.

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• make buoyant

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• take off weight

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• eradicate

  1. To tear out by the roots; uproot
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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  1. To tear out by the roots; uproot
  2. To get rid of; eliminate:

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• shift

  1. To use a shift key.
  2. To change position, direction, form, character, etc.
  3. To undergo phonetic change

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  1. To use a shift key.
  2. To change position, direction, form, character, etc.
  3. To undergo phonetic change

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• change

  1. To cause to be different:
  2. To lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; switch:
  3. To put a fresh covering on:

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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:

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To ease

• ease

  1. To alleviate; assuage:
  2. To move or proceed with little effort:
  3. To free from pain, worry, or trouble; comfort

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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

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• comfort

  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

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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

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• cheer

  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

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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

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• gladden

  1. (Archaic) To be or become glad
  2. To make glad:
  3. To cause (something) to become more glad.

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  1. (Archaic) To be or become glad
  2. To make glad:
  3. To cause (something) to become more glad.

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