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upbrighten

verb

Etymology

From up- + brighten.

  1. inherited from bright — “brightness, brilliance; daylight; light”
  2. derived from *bʰerHǵ-✻ — “to shine, to gleam, whiten”
  3. inherited from *berhtaz✻ — “bright”
  4. inherited from *berht✻
  5. inherited from beorht
  6. inherited from bright
  7. suffixed as brighten — “bright + en”
  8. prefixed as upbrighten — “up + brighten”

Definitions

  1. To make or become brighter.

    • I looked on thee, at first, as looks the sun / Upon the earth upbrightening in his glance, […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA