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To illuminate with light

Make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity

Make or become more cheerful or less serious

Make or become lighter or brighter

Flash with lightning

To make light or lighter in weight

To cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding leaven

To spread through, causing a gradual change

To begin to brighten with daylight

To become or make more intense

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Verb

To illuminate with light

flood with light

become brighter

cast light upon

hit with a light

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“The sky began to lighten.”

Verb

Make or become lighter in weight, pressure, or severity

take a load off

take the edge off

tranquillize^UK

take the sting out

take the bite out

anaesthetize^UK

make cutbacks in

patch things up

take the sting out of

reduce punishment

make less strict

make less formal

reduce something

make reductions in

take pressure off

make peace with

lessen the impact of

soften the impact of

reduce the impact of

monkey around with

take the bite out of

make reasonable

demilitarise^UK

demilitarize^US

run interference for

reduce the force of

put on a Band-Aid

bring respite to

bring an end to

make something bearable

axe^UK

ax^US

take a nosedive

go into a tailspin

go through the floor

throw cold water on

put the brakes on

pour cold water on

become narrower

stem the flow of

keep under control

throw a spanner in the works of

bring to a standstill

scale something down

take the edge off sth

make less active

make inroads into

become less intense

put a damper on

take the heat off

keep at a minimum

keep to a minimum

render insensitive

be precipitated

decrease in value

decline in price

make conditional

add reservations to

make additions to

move further off

get in the way of

hold one's tongue

hush one's mouth

decrease the volume

put in nutshell

put a restriction on

go down the toilet

go down the tubes

come apart at seams

take a turn for the worse

go to rack and ruin

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

bring to screeching halt

make excuses for

make allowances for

make allowances

make a case for

give an explanation for

keep within bounds

clip someone's wings

impose limits on

keep within limits

put a ceiling on

keep a tight rein on

improve the running of

make economies in

make more efficient

reduce wastage in

put a spoke in someone's wheel

stand in the way of

put out of order

come up with an explanation for

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“As a kid it was a trick to add some ginger ale to lighten up the flavour.”

Verb

Make or become more cheerful or less serious

take a load off

raise the spirits

raise someone's spirits

become cheerful

take a turn for the better

breathe new life into

give a boost to

give someone a kick

light a fire under

give a shot in the arm to

give shot in arm

become livelier

become more cheerful

give someone a charge

bring back to life

give new life to

make more cheerful

become optimistic

give a new lease of life to

give the kiss of life to

breathe life into

get into the mood

give a new lease on life

get going again

put new life into

put some spark into

give new strength to

make more lively

make more exciting

stimulate spiritually

raise your spirits

lift the spirits of

give confidence to

boost someone's morale

raise the morale of

spirit someone up

stiffen the resolve of

let sunshine in

put on cloud nine

fire with enthusiasm

race one's motor

knock one's socks off

give pleasure to

let the sun shine in

put on top of the world

warm the cockles of someone's heart

do someone's heart good

give someone pleasure

make someone feel good

improve in outlook

take on a new lease of life

improve in spirits

improve in mood

turn someone on

make very happy

give someone great pleasure

give someone a thrill

make someone's spirits soar

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Verb

Make or become lighter or brighter

become brighter

“In this case, even with the gamma correction set, the picture is still a bit dark, so I turned off the gamma correction and set the contrast and brightness in order to lighten it up.”

Verb

Flash with lightning

flash lightning

“It thundered and lightened.”

Verb

To make light or lighter in weight

remove colour from

lose brightness

lose its colour

become washed out

become colorless

lose significance

pale into insignificance

decrease in importance

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Verb

To cause (dough or bread) to rise by adding leaven

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To spread through, causing a gradual change

add flavouring to

characterise^UK

characterize^US

salt and pepper

add seasoning to

add piquancy to

make more exciting

make more interesting

take a load off

give a boost to

put some spirit into

be responsible for

fire with enthusiasm

fire the imagination of

give one an idea

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Verb

Do away with

take a load off

take a load off your mind

ease the load of

get off one's chest

wipe the slate clean

free from restraint

free from restriction

let off the hook

put on the street

get oneself off the hook

get off the hook

get out from under

disembarrass of

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Verb

To begin to brighten with daylight

Verb

To become or make more intense

add fuel to the fire

add fuel to the flames

add insult to injury

make matters worse

rub salt in the wound

fan the flames of

put salt on the wound

pour gasoline on the fire

become stronger

increase in value

rub salt into the wound

twist the knife in the wound

compound the problem

rattle one's cage

push one's button

to make matters worse

rub salt in the wounds

rub salt in a wound

go from bad to worse

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