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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

embrighten en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɛmˈbɹaɪtə̆n/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From bright + em- -en.

Meanings

  1. (literary, rare) To brighten; to vivify.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:embrighten.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
embrightened Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
embrightened Tense=Past lexicographic
embrightens Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
embrightening Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic