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Brighten

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(1):

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

(2):

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

(3):

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

(4):

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

(5):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Brighten'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/brighten.html. 1828.
 
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