- Become cheerful - Light up - More luminous - To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase
the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. - To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster
or splendor to. - To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing
that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful;
as, to brighten one's prospects. - To make acute or witty; to enliven.