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📖 Определения и значения для слова lighten

📒 to reduce the amount of work, debt, worry, etc. that somebody has

  • equipment to lighten the load of domestic work
  • The measures will lighten the tax burden on small businesses.

📒 to become or make something become brighter or lighter in colour

  • The sky began to lighten in the east.
  • lighten something Use bleach to lighten the wood.

📒 to feel or make somebody feel less sad, worried or serious

  • lighten (up) My mood gradually lightened.
  • lighten something (up) She told a joke to lighten the atmosphere.

📒 to make something lighter in weight

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