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brighten

[ brahyt-n ]

/ ˈbraɪt n /

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verb (used with or without object)

to become or make bright or brighter.

Origin of brighten

First recorded in 1250–1300, brighten is from the Middle English word brightnen. See bright, -en¹

SYNONYMS FOR brighten

lighten; cheer, gladden, lift, hearten, perk up.

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ANTONYMS FOR brighten

darken; deject, sadden.

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OTHER WORDS FROM brighten

re·bright·en, verb un·bright·ened, adjective

Words nearby brighten

bright's disease, bright-blindness, bright-eyed, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, bright-field, brighten, brightener, brightening agent, brightline, brightline spectrum, brightness

Example sentences from the Web for brighten

Yes, its certainly something to brighten up the old Monday morning routine.

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To brighten your winter, check out these amazing rare early color photographs of Paris about 1900.

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As the overall economic picture in the United States continues to brighten, the job market remains a contentious issue.

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Eyelid lifts, which brighten the face and require little downtime, are his most popular surgeries.

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That you have given away in charity must rather tend to brighten up your mind.

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His intelligent eyes were glazed and far away, only the impassive, hairless face remained, with little or no soul to brighten it.

The Serf |Guy Thorne
The stories are the windows that Dr. Goss opens upon the practical themes that brighten every page of this winsome book.

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He was smiling, too—a friendly, genial smile that seemed actually to brighten the room.

A Busy Year at the Old Squire's |Charles Asbury Stephens
Over the rim of his glass his eyes began to brighten in a manner which his guest already knew to be a prophecy of something good.

The Mayor of Warwick |Herbert M. Hopkins

British Dictionary definitions for brighten

brighten

/ (ˈbraɪtən) /

verb

to make or become bright or brighter

to make or become cheerful

Derived forms of brighten

brightener, noun