Cure and Lighten

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Cure

Cure verb - To bring about recovery from.
Usage example: do you have anything that will cure my headache?
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Lighten and cure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Cure".
Nearby Words: cured, curing, cureless, curable, curability

Lighten

Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.
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Cure and lighten are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cure" instead a verb "Lighten".
Nearby Words: light, lightly, lightness, lighter, lightening

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people cure people lighten people

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  • Everything's Better with Penguins Pen-Pen in Neon Genesis Evangelion is officially an experiment from Misato's old job, which she rescued from the labs to keep him as a pet and as a sort-of cure for her loneliness, but he's really just there to lighten the mood.
    Source: Everything's Better with Penguins
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Lighten and Cure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cure/lighten
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