"upbrighten" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: upbrightens [present, singular, third-person], upbrightening [participle, present], upbrightened [participle, past], upbrightened [past]
Etymology: up- + brighten Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|up|brighten}} up- + brighten Head templates: {{en-verb}} upbrighten (third-person singular simple present upbrightens, present participle upbrightening, simple past and past participle upbrightened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, poetic) To make or become brighter. Tags: intransitive, poetic, transitive Categories (topical): Light
    Sense id: en-upbrighten-en-verb-6rY~oyZC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with up-

Inflected forms

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