Middle English Dictionary Entry

brighten v.
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Forms brighten v.
Etymology A ge)brihtan

Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)

1.
(a) To cleanse or purify (the soul); (b) to clarify or explain (an utterance); (c) to illuminate; (d) to grow light, dawn.
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