Definition of brighten

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Brighten (a.) To make acute or witty; to enliven.

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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..
Lighten :: Lighten (v. i.) To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky..
Refrication :: Refrication (n.) A rubbing up afresh; a brightening.
Dipping :: Dipping (n.) The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc..
Illuminate :: Illuminate (v. t.) To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light, literally or figuratively; to brighten..
Gild :: Gild (v. t.) To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.
Burnish :: Burnish (v. i.) To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large..
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..
Embright :: Embright (v. t.) To brighten.
Fulguration :: Fulguration (n.) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface; -- also called blick..
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make acute or witty; to enliven.
Clarify :: Clarify (v. t.) To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate.
Brightened :: Brightened (imp. & p. p.) of Brighte.
Light :: Light (v. i.) To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well..
Lustering :: Lustering (n.) The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it becomes pure, as in certain refining processes..
Brightening :: Brightening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brighte.
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
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..
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..
Brighten :: Brighten (a.) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to..
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