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become cheerful
Main Entry:
brighten
[
brahyt
-n
]
Show IPA
/
ˈbraɪtn
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
make happy, feel better
Synonyms:
become cheerful
, buck up, buoy up,
cheer
, cheer up, clear up,
encourage
,
enliven
, gladden, hearten,
improve
, look up, perk up
Antonyms:
depress
,
upset
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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