brighten (verb)
41fade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. pale, dim, bleach, whiten; vanish, disappear; languish, wither, shrivel. See dimness, colorlessness, nonexistence, deterioration, disappearance, weakness, transientness, oblivion. II (Roget s IV) v …
42illuminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. light, illumine; clarify, elucidate, explain; decorate, ornament. See interpretation, color. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make light] Syn. lighten, irradiate, illumine, brighten; see brighten 1 ,… …
43mood — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cheerful, cheery, good, happy, jovial, pleasant ▪ She was not in the best of moods. ▪ bullish (BrE) …
44lighten — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make lighter] Syn. unburden, disburden, make lighter, reduce the load of, lessen the weight of, uplift, buoy up, mitigate, levitate, alleviate, make less burdensome, disencumber, take off a load, remove, take from, pour… …
45lighten — I verb 1) the first touch of dawn lightened the sky Syn: make lighter, make brighter, brighten, light up, illuminate, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate; literary illumine, illume Ant: darken 2) he used lemon juice to lighte …
46light´en|er — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …
47light|en — light|en1 «LY tuhn», intransitive verb. 1. to grow light; become brighter: »The sky lightens before the dawn. 2. Figurative. to brighten: »Her face lightened. 3. to become lighter in color. 4. to flash with lightning: »It thundered and lightened… …
48-en verbs from adjectives — 1. There are about fifty verbs ending in en (e.g. cheapen, harden) which have been formed from adjectives. The table given below shows that this process of verb formation was at its most productive in Middle English and in the early modern period …
49lighten — I. verb (lightened; lightening) Etymology: Middle English lightenen, from light Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make light or clear ; illuminate 2. archaic enlighten …
50face — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 front part of the head ADJECTIVE ▪ angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet …
