upbrighten en · VERB
Etymology
From up- + brighten.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive, poetic) To make or become brighter.
I looked on thee, at first, as looks the sun / Upon the earth upbrightening in his glance, […]
1904, Louis Kaufman Anspacher, Tristan and Isolde: A Tragedy, page 69:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upbrightens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| upbrightening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upbrightened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| upbrightened | Tense=Past | lexicographic |