Definition of Brighten

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Brighten

To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.

To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.

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.

To make acute or witty; to enliven.

To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.

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Brighten Quotations

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
Isaac Asimov

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.
Edward Young

There are moments of life that we never forget, which brighten and brighten as time steals away.
James Gates Percival

Brighten Translations

brighten in German is aufhellen
brighten in Swedish is upplysa, ljusna, klarna

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