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Lighten up

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make (something) or to become less serious and more cheerful or casual; to relax. idiomatic, intransitive, transitive

    "I wish he'd lighten up a bit and realize that we were only joking."

  2. 2
    become lighter wordnet
  3. 3
    To lighten (something): to decrease its weight. transitive

    "Near-synonym: slim down"

  4. 4
    make more cheerful through the use of color wordnet
  5. 5
    become more cheerful wordnet
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  1. 6
    make more cheerful wordnet

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