brighten

bright·en  (brtn)

tr. & intr.v. bright·ened, bright·en·ing, bright·ens

To make or become bright or brighter.

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brighten·er n.

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brighten [ˈbraɪt^ən]

vb

1. to make or become bright or brighter

2. to make or become cheerful

brightener  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	brighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room" lighten up, lighten alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
	2.	brighten - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" clear, light up, clear up

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brighten

verb

1. cheer up, rally, take heart, perk up, buck up (informal), become cheerful Seeing him, she seemed to brighten a little.
cheer up sadden, blacken, become angry, look black, become gloomy, go crook (Austral. & N.Z. slang)

2. light up, shine, glow, gleam, clear up, lighten, enliven Her tearful eyes brightened with interest.
light up shadow, shade, dull, obscure, dim, overshadow, blacken, becloud, cloud over or up

3. enliven, animate, make brighter, vitalize Planted tubs brightened the area outside the door.

4. improve, pick up, rally, look up (informal), perk up, gain strength, take a turn for the better (informal) It is undeniable that the economic picture is brightening.

5. become brighter, light up, glow, gleam, clear up The sky above the ridge of the mountains brightened.

Translations

brighten [ˈbraɪtn] (also brighten up)

A. VT

1. (= make lighter) [+ room] → dar más luz a, iluminar más (TV) [+ picture] → dar brillo a

2. (= make more cheerful) [+ room] → alegrar; [+ situation] → mejorar

B. VI

1. [person] → animarse, alegrarse; [eyes] → iluminarse, brillar

2. [weather] → despejarse; [prospects] → mejorar

brighten [ˈbraɪt^ən]

vt

(= add colour to) → égayer

(= make lighter) → éclaircir

(= improve) [+ prospects] → améliorer

vi

(= become happier) [face] → s'illuminer; [eyes] → s'allumer; [expression] → s'égayer

[weather, sky] → s'éclaircir

[prospects, situation] → s'améliorer

brighten up

vi

[person] → s'égayer

[weather] → s'éclaircir

[prospects] → s'améliorer

vt (= add colour to) → égayer

[make more cheerful] → animer
bright lights npl → lumières fpl

brighten (up)

vt sep

(= make cheerful) spirits, person → aufmuntern, aufheitern; room, atmosphere → aufhellen, aufheitern; conversation → beleben; prospects, situation → verbessern

(= make bright) colour, hair → aufhellen; metal → aufpolieren

vi

(weather, sky) → sich aufklären or aufheitern

(person) → fröhlicher werden; (face) → sich aufhellen or aufheitern; (eyes) → aufleuchten; (prospects) → sich verbessern, freundlicher werden; (future) → freundlicher aussehen

brighten [ˈbraɪtn]

1. vt (also brighten up) (colour) → ravvivare; (television picture) → alzare la luminosità di; (house, room) → rallegrare; (situation) → migliorare
a child will brighten up your life → un figlio allieterà la tua vita

2. vi (also brighten up) (person) → rianimarsi, rallegrarsi; (eyes, expression) → illuminarsi; (weather) → schiarirsi