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lighten

ˈlaɪtn

verb

rozjaśniać

rɔzˈjaɕɲat͡ɕ· czasownik
Also
ulżyćrozładować
Definition

To make something less dark or heavy, or to make a situation or mood less serious or difficult.

Examples
The sky began to lighten as dawn approached.
Niebo zaczęło się rozjaśniać, gdy zbliżał się świt.
He tried to lighten the mood with a joke.
Próbował rozładować atmosferę żartem.
We need to lighten the load on the truck.
Musimy ulżyć ciężarowi na ciężarówce.
Synonyms
brightenilluminatealleviate
Collocations
lighten the moodlighten the loadlighten up
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