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break up to lighten (something intense or monotonous) by means of periodic breaks or shifts in activity or mood. [1/10 definitions]
ease to lighten or release. [1/11 definitions]
jetsam objects thrown from a ship to lighten it, as in a storm (See "flotsam.") [1/3 definitions]
jettison to throw (objects) from a ship or airplane to lighten or stabilize it, as in a storm. [2/4 definitions]