Definition of "brightens" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brighten. (verb)

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• "Her expression brightens and she stands up straighter."
• "Joel van Houdt for The Wall Street Journal A fountain brightens a roundabout near a commercial building in a partially occupied section of the project."
• "The first place he brightens is the stream beyond the seas, with news of the eastern waters."