Verb brighten has 4 senses
- brighten, lighten up, lighten - make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Antonyms: darken
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- clear up, clear, light up, brighten - become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
It is ----ing
- brighten - become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"
--3 is one way to change intensity
Antonyms: darken, dim
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- brighten, lighten - become brighter; "The sky brightened"
--4 is one way to change
Antonyms: darken
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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