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lighten
lighten
SEE DEFINITION OF
lighten
WORDS RELATED TO
LIGHTEN
disencumber
verb
unburden
alleviate
disengage
lighten
relieve
rid
unload
ease
verb
alleviate, help
abate
aid
allay
ameliorate
anesthetize
appease
assist
assuage
attend to
calm
cheer
clear the way
comfort
cure
disburden
disengage
doctor
expedite
facilitate
forward
free
further
improve
lessen
let up on
lift
lighten
make easier
meliorate
mitigate
moderate
mollify
nurse
open the door
pacify
palliate
promote
quiet
relax
release
relent
relieve
run interference for
simplify
slacken
smooth
soften
soothe
speed
speed up
still
tranquilize
untighten
eased
verb
alleviate, help
abate
aid
allay
ameliorate
anesthetize
appease
assist
assuage
attend to
calm
cheer
clear the way
comfort
cure
disburden
disengage
doctor
expedite
facilitate
forward
free
further
improve
lessen
let up on
lift
lighten
make easier
meliorate
mitigate
moderate
mollify
nurse
open the door
pacify
palliate
promote
quiet
relax
release
relent
relieve
run interference for
simplify
slacken
smooth
soften
soothe
speed
speed up
still
tranquilize
untighten
easing
verb
alleviate, help
abate
aid
allay
ameliorate
anesthetize
appease
assist
assuage
attend to
calm
cheer
clear the way
comfort
cure
disburden
disengage
doctor
expedite
facilitate
forward
free
further
improve
lessen
let up on
lift
lighten
make easier
meliorate
mitigate
moderate
mollify
nurse
open the door
pacify
palliate
promote
quiet
relax
release
relent
relieve
run interference for
simplify
slacken
smooth
soften
soothe
speed
speed up
still
tranquilize
untighten
illume
verb
illuminate
better
clarify
clear up
construe
define
dramatize
edify
elucidate
enlighten
explain
expound
express
finish
give insight
gloss
illumine
illustrate
improve
instruct
interpret
light
lighten
perfect
polish
shed light on
uplight
illuminate
verb
make light
brighten
fire
flash
floodlight
highlight
hit with a light
ignite
illume
illumine
irradiate
kindle
light
light up
lighten
limelight
spot
spotlight
intensified
verb
make more forceful, severe
accent
accentuate
add fuel
add to
aggrandize
aggravate
augment
beef up
boost
brighten
build up
concentrate
darken
deepen
emphasize
enhance
escalate
exacerbate
exalt
heat up
heighten
increase
intensate
lighten
magnify
point
pour it on
quicken
raise
redouble
reinforce
rise
rouse
set off
sharpen
spike
step up
strengthen
stress
tone up
whet
intensifies
verb
make more forceful, severe
accent
accentuate
add fuel
add to
aggrandize
aggravate
augment
beef up
boost
brighten
build up
concentrate
darken
deepen
emphasize
enhance
escalate
exacerbate
exalt
heat up
heighten
increase
intensate
lighten
magnify
point
pour it on
quicken
raise
redouble
reinforce
rise
rouse
set off
sharpen
spike
step up
strengthen
stress
tone up
whet
intensify
verb
make more forceful, severe
accent
accentuate
add fuel
add to
aggrandize
aggravate
augment
beef up
boost
brighten
build up
concentrate
darken
deepen
emphasize
enhance
escalate
exacerbate
exalt
heat up
heighten
increase
intensate
lighten
magnify
point
pour it on
quicken
raise
redouble
reinforce
rise
rouse
set off
sharpen
spike
step up
strengthen
stress
tone up
whet
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terrene
adjective
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[te-
reen
, t
uh
-,
ter
-een ]
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