| irradiate(verb, light, flash, animate, shine) |
| relax(verb, calm, quiet, help, reduce) |
| slacken(verb, calm, drop, quiet, help) |
| weaken(verb, drop, dull, cut, check) |
| bleach(verb, dull, fade, white, whitewash) |
| curtail(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| dawn(verb, start, begin) |
| disembarrass(verb, clear, facility, rid) |
| encourage(verb, support, help, promote, improve) |
| gleam(noun, verb, brighten, illuminate) |
| lighten up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, improve, refresh) |
| make lighter(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, ease) |
| remove(verb, drop, reduce, discharge, ease) |
| tone down(verb, expression, calm, dull, check) |
| attenuate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| buoy(verb, reduce, ease, lessen, lift) |
| cheer up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, improve, animate) |
| contract(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| dilute(verb, decline, reduce, ease, moderate) |
| disengage(verb, calm, quiet, help, clear) |