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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
bright·en    Audio Help   [brahyt-n] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to become or make bright or brighter.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME brightnen. See bright, -en1]

lighten; cheer, gladden, lift, hearten, perk up.
darken; deject, sadden.
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bright·en    Audio Help   (brīt'n)  Pronunciation Key 
tr. & intr.v.   bright·ened, bright·en·ing, bright·ens
To make or become bright or brighter.

bright'en·er n.
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brighten

verb
1. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" [ant: darken
2. become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: clear up] [ant: cloud

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ˈbrighten verb
(often with up) to make or become bright or brighter
Example: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.
Arabic: يُضيئ، يَسْطَع
Chinese (Simplified): 使明亮
Chinese (Traditional): 使明亮
Czech: oživit, rozjasnit
Danish: klare op; live op
Dutch: helder maken, helder worden
Estonian: heleda(ma)ks tegema, helenema
Finnish: kirkastaa, kirkastua
French: (s')aviver, (s')éclairer
German: erhellen
Greek: φωτίζω, λαμπρύνω, ζωηρεύω
Hungarian: (ki)fényesít, felderít
Icelandic: hÿrga; lífga
Indonesian: memeriahkan, menjadikan terang
Italian: ravvivare, rendere più luminoso*
Japanese: 明るくする
Korean: 밝게 하다
Latvian: spodrināt; atdzīvoties; atdzīvināt (izskatu)
Lithuanian: pagyvėti, pagyvinti
Norwegian: lyse opp, få til å skinne
Polish: rozjaśnić
Portuguese (Brazil): clarear(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal): alegrar
Romanian: a (se) lumina; a face să strălucească
Russian: освежать
Slovak: rozjasniť
Slovenian: razsvetliti
Spanish: iluminar, dar luz, proporcionar claridad
Swedish: lysa upp, förgylla, muntra upp
Turkish: aydınlanmak, aydınlatmak
See also: bright

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Brighten

Bright"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brightened; p. pr. & vb. n. Brightening.]

Note: [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. --Swift.

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. --Philips.

4. To make acute or witty; to enliven. --Johnson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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. --N. Cotton.

And, all his prospects brightening to the last, His heaven commences ere world be past. --Goldsmith.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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