Give
Lighten
Lighten verb - To become glad or hopeful.
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| bit | give bit | lighten bit |
Both words in one sentence
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You can give an actor black features, lighten their skin, turn their hair blonde and give them green eyes.
Source: Ambiguously Brown - These can lighten the load on the Sorting Algorithm of Evil or give new characters a chance to shine.
Source: Power Limiter -
Afterwards, they give Baldur a Viking Funeral with all his possessions (including his still living horse) and to lighten the mood, Thor kicks a random passerby dwarf (who was given a name for no clear reason; Litr) into the fire.
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