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Grammar : Verb
Spell : brahyt-n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbraɪt n



Definition of brighten

Origin :
  • Old English *beorhtnian "to make bright" (see bright (adj.) + -en (1)). Intransitive sense, "to become brighter," attested from c.1300. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Brightened; brightening.
  • verb make shine or glow
  • verb make happy, feel better
Example sentences :
  • "Brighten your lovely features with a smile, Katherine me dear," she said gaily.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Why should they brighten their tomahawks and sharpen their knives against each other?
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • It looked grave and bare, with not even a flower in a vase to brighten it.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The face over which my lover bent did not brighten; nor the eyes recognize him.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • Wash the dripping-pan in hot water with soda in it, and rub it with sand to brighten it.
  • Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
  • His was a grey life, and to brighten it he had ruled off few corners for romance.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • But remembering what Garnache had said, he was quick to brighten again.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Schaughtowl, as Curtis addressed it, seemed to brighten in the darkened room.
  • Extract from : « Martians Never Die » by Lucius Daniel
  • Brush the sides and end with a wire brush; also brighten the name plate.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • A blessing for him that this was so, for he had little else to brighten his days.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

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