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- pronunciation:
- braI
tihn
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
brightens, brightening, brightened |
| definition 1: |
to become or make luminous, bright, or brighter.
The room brightened as she threw open the curtains.- antonyms:
- blacken, dull, fade, tarnish
- similar words:
- illuminate, light, lighten
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| definition 2: |
to become or cause to be enlivened or more cheerful.
She brightened at my suggestion for a swim.- antonyms:
- dull
- similar words:
- cheer, enliven, lighten, lighten
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| related words: |
adorn, clear, color, dawn, exhilarate, glow, lighten, twinkle, warm |
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