brighten (english) - Kamus SABDA

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Verb (usu participle)

TANDA HUBUNG

bright=en

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb has 2 senses

brighten(v = verb.change) lighten, lighten up - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

Antonym: darken

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

brighten(v = verb.weather) clear, clear up, light up - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"

Sample sentences:
It is ----ing
Something ----s

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CIDE DICTIONARY

, v. t.

To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. [1913 Webster]
To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]
To make acute or witty; to enliven. Johnson. [1913 Webster]

, v. i. Array

To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

, v.tr. & intr.
1 make or become brighter.
2 make or become more cheerful.

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THESAURUS

animate, beacon, boost, break, brighten up, buoy up, burnish, cheer, cheer up, dawn, encourage, enlighten, enliven, exhilarate, flood with light, floodlight, gild, gild the lily, give a lift, gladden, grow bright, grow light, hearten, highlight, illume, illuminate, illumine, inspire, inspirit, invigorate, irradiate, light, light up, lighten, liven, luminate, overshine, perk up, pick up, polish, rejoice, rejoice the heart, relume, relumine, shed light upon, shine, shine upon, spotlight, sweeten, throw light upon, vitalize

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ROGET THESAURUS

Light

VB shine, glow, glitter, glister, glisten, twinkle, gleam, flare, flare up, glare, beam, shimmer, glimmer, flicker, sparkle, scintillate, coruscate, flash, blaze, be bright, reflect light, daze, dazzle, bedazzle, radiate, shoot out beams, fulgurate, clear up, brighten, lighten, enlighten, levin, light, light up, irradiate, shine upon, give out a light, hang out a light, cast light upon, cast light in, throw light upon, throw light in, shed light upon, shed luster upon, illume, illumine, illuminate, relume, strike a light, kindle.