DEFINITIONS

brighten

[ brahyt-n ]
/ ˈbraɪt n /
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verb (used with or without object)

to become or make bright or brighter.

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Words related to brighten

enliven, lighten, illuminate, improve, illumine, gleam, burnish, polish, kindle, intensify, gladden, cheer, encourage, hearten

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

Origin of brighten

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

OTHER WORDS FROM brighten

re·bright·en, verbun·bright·ened, adjective
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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
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