| Definitions | | brighten |
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verb
- (transitive) To make bright or brighter; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
- The sun starts to around this time of the year.
- (transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.
- (transitive) (figurative) To make more cheerful and pleasant; to improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon.
- Having Mark around the place really brightens things up.
- (transitive) To make acute or witty; to enliven.
- (intransitive) To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
Etymology: (suffix, bright, en, ss=3)
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