ἐπελαφρίζω

ἐπελαφρ-ίζω,

• lighten, make easy to bear, ἀτυχήματα, etc., Ph. 2.339, al.:—Med., metaph. of persons, ἔχοντες παραμύθιον ἐ. τὰς ἀνίας ib. 420; of birds, κακοπαθείας τῷ εὐσεβεῖν ib. 200:—Pass., to be made lighter, ib. 621: metaph., ψυχὴ ἐ. ὑπὸ πενθείας Id. 1.351.