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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.com | DownloadNoah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Brighten
Subjects in this Topic:
(1):
(a.) To make acute or witty; to enliven.
(2):
(a.) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to.
(3):
(a.) To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
(4):
(v. i.) To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.
(5):
(a.) 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.