Textual thesaurus for "lighten up"

(verb) lighten

become lighter

The room lightened up

(verb) brighten, lighten

make lighter or brighter

The paint will brighten the room

(verb) lighten, buoy up

become more cheerful

after a glass of wine, he lightened up a bit

(verb) lighten, buoy up

make more cheerful

the conversation lightened me up a bit