Verb
To descend; to light.
To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.
To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the streets.
To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
To free from trouble and fill with joy.
To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.
To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as, to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.
To cheer; to exhilarate.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWho knows but on their sleep may rise Such light as never heaven let through To lighten earth from Paradise? Algernon Charles Swinburne
I think there comes a point where you have to grow up and get over yourself, lighten up...and forgive. Jennifer Aniston
Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up. Allen Klein
Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it. Allen Klein
Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things. Kenneth Branagh
Every little helps to lighten the freight, said the captain, as he threw his wife overboard. Dutch Proverb