brighten (verb)
21light up — verb 1. start to burn with a bright flame (Freq. 1) The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up • Hypernyms: ↑erupt, ↑ignite, ↑catch fire, ↑take fire, ↑combust, ↑conflagrate …
22light up — verb a) To bring light to something, to brighten. The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome… …
23fade — verb 1) the paintwork has faded Syn: become pale, become bleached, become washed out, lose color, discolor; grow dull, grow dim, lose luster Ant: brighten 2) sunlight had faded the picture Syn …
24irradiate — verb (irradiated, irradiating) –verb (t) /ɪˈreɪdieɪt / (say i raydeeayt) 1. to shed rays of light upon; illuminate. 2. to illumine intellectually or spiritually. 3. to brighten as if with light. 4. to radiate (light, etc.). 5. to heat with… …
25take heart — verb gain courage (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑buck up • Hypernyms: ↑cheer, ↑hearten, ↑recreate, ↑embolden • Verb Frames: S …
26embrighten — verb /ɛmˈbɹaɪtə̆n/ Brighten; vivify …
27clarify — verb a) To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter; to defecate; to fine; said of liquids, as wine or syrup. Boiled and clarified. b) To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or illuminate. To clarify his reason, and to… …
28snazz up — verb To improve appearance or appeal by increasing stylishness or functionality, or by adding other attractive features. He worked with me from the very beginning to tighten and brighten my writing, snazz up my layouts. Syn: enhance, jazz up …
29blacken — verb 1) they blackened their faces Syn: black, darken; dirty, make sooty, make smoky, stain, grime, soil Ant: whiten, clean 2) the sky blackened Syn …
30enliven — verb 1) a meeting enlivened by her wit and vivacity Syn: liven up, spice up, add spice to, ginger up, vitalize, leaven; informal perk up, pep up See note at quicken 2) the visit had enlivened my mother Syn …
