brighten

[bright·en]

Make lighter or brighter

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To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.

Verb
become brighter; "The sky brightened"

Verb
make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

Verb
become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"

Verb
become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"

a.
To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.

a.
To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.

a.
To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.

a.
To make acute or witty; to enliven.

v. i.
To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.

Brighten

Bright"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brightened ; p. pr. & vb. n. Brightening.] [From Bright, a.] 1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. 2. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.

The present queen would brighten her character, if she would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people.

3. To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.

An ecstasy, which mothers only feel, Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow.

4. To make acute or witty; to enliven. Johnson.

Brighten

Bright"en, v. i. [AS. beorhtan.] To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.

And night shall brighten into day.

And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere world be past.

To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.

To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.

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There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

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