1) Alter 2) Become cheerful 3) Become clear 4) Change 5) Cheer 6) Exclusively Anglo word 7) Exclusively Saxon word 8) Lighten 9) Lighten up 10) Make lighter or brighter 11) Make more colorful 12) Modify 13) To add luster or splendor to 14) To clear up 15) To enliven 16) To make acute or witty 17) Word of purely Anglo origin
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1) Cheer 2) Elate 3) Gild 4) Light up
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• (a.) To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. • (v. i.) To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful. • (a.) To make acute or witty; to enliven. • (a.) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster...
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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.' (Swift) ... 3. To improve or relieve by dispell...
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Bright'en intransitive verb [ Anglo-Saxon
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.
N. Cotton. » « And, all his prospects
brightening to the l...
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Bright'en transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Brightened ;
present participle & verbal noun Brightening .] [ From
Bright ,
adjective ]
1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to i...
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[
v] - become brighter 2. [v] - make lighter or brighter 3. [v] - become brighter
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verb make lighter or brighter; `The paint will brighten the room`
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lighten verb become brighter; `The sky brightened`
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to become or make bright or brighter.
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