[{"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become lighter or less dark; brighten :The sky lightened after the storm.", "to brighten or light up, as the eyes or features:Her face lightened when she heard the good news.", "to flash as or like lightning (often used impersonally withitas subject):It thundered and lightened for hours.", "Archaic.to shine, gleam, or be bright:steel blades lightening in the sun."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to give light to; illuminate :A full moon lightened the road.", "to brighten (the eyes, features, etc.):A large smile lightened his face.", "to make lighter or less dark:Add white to lighten the paint.", "Obsolete.enlighten.", "Obsolete.to flash or emit like lightning (usually followed byout, forth,ordown):eyes that lightened forth implacable hatred."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to make lighter in weight:to lighten the load on a truck.", "to lessen the load of or upon:to lighten a cargo ship.", "to make less burdensome or oppressive; alleviate ; mitigate :to lighten taxes;to lighten someone's cares.Synonyms: reduce , lessen , ease Antonyms: aggravate", "to cheer or gladden:Such news lightens my heart."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up:Border inspections have lightened recently.", "to become less heavy, cumbersome, burdensome, oppressive, etc.:His worries seem to have lightened somewhat.", "to become less gloomy; perk up:People's usually lighten when spring arrives."]}]