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lighten up

/ lighten up /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become lighter
"The room lightened up"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
irradiate light illume illumine light up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
make lighter or brighter
"The paint will brighten the room"
Opposites:
darken
Type of:
change alter modify
Causes:
brighten lighten
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
22%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

change irradiate light illume illumine light up alter modify darken