Definition of lighten verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive] lighten something to reduce the amount of work, debt, worry, etc. that somebody has synonym lessen. The measures will lighten the tax burden on small businesses. [intransitive, transitive] to become or make something become brighter or lighter in colour. More @Wikipedia
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