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Verb Concept
EN
lighten  lighten up  buoy up
EN
Become more cheerful WordNet 3.0
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Become more cheerful WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To become less serious or more cheerful. Wiktionary
To become less serious. Wiktionary (translation)
To become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax. Wiktionary
EN
After a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
I wish he'd lighten up a bit and realize that we were only joking. Wiktionary
IS A
cheer
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
lighten, lighten up, buoy up
Wiktionary
EN
lighten, lighten up

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