Synonyms for Lightens:
v.
•amuses (verb)diverts, delights, distracts, stimulates, charms, pleases, relaxes, amuses, refreshes, enthralls, beguiles, entertains.
•brightens (verb)
burnishes, shines, brightens, intensifies, illuminates, illumines.
•cheers (verb)
consoles, heartens, encourages, gladdens, inspires, enlivens, cheers.
•diminishes (verb)
curtails, dwindles, lessens, compacts, Culls, reduces, compresses, downgrades, crops, minimizes, shrinks, trims, condenses, deflates, bobs, diminishes, truncates, drains, decreases, pares, shortens, nips, abbreviates, tapers, erodes, shaves, decrements, weeds, abridges, Clips, concentrates, contracts, prunes, depletes, shears.
•lightens (verb)
alleviates, relieves, unloads, eases.
Usage examples for lightens
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It was only because he was misled by his rationalistic tendencies, that Gesenius explains: And He lightens the burden of their sins, i. – Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions. Vol. 2 by Ernst Hengstenberg
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The mere telling sometimes lightens a trouble. – The Four Feathers by A. E. W. Mason