re-brighten
n verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
to become or make bright or brighter.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become bright or brighter |
| 2. | to make or become cheerful |
| 'brightener | |
| —n | |
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Re-brighten
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Word Origin & History
brighten
O.E. *beorhtnian "to make bright" (see bright). Intrans. sense, "to become brighter," attested from c.1300. Figurative use from 1590s.
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