Definition of brighten

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Brighten (a.) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to..

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Sunny :: Sunny (superl.) Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny side of a hill..
Embright :: Embright (v. t.) To brighten.
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to..
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc..
Burnish :: Burnish (v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large..
Light :: Light (v. i.) To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well..
Smile :: Smile (v. i.) The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth, approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to frown..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky..
Lustering :: Lustering (n.) The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it becomes pure, as in certain refining processes..
Scrub :: Scrub (v. t.) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate..
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
Clarify :: Clarify (v. t.) To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
Brightened :: Brightened (imp. & p. p.) of Brighte.
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make acute or witty; to enliven.
Pickle :: Pickle (v. t.) A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid, etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust, etc., from the surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to brighten them or improve their color..
Irradiate :: Irradiate (v. t.) To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten; to adorn with luster.
Refrication :: Refrication (n.) A rubbing up afresh; a brightening.
Rub :: Rub (v. t.) To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver..
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) 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..
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