brighten

〜を輝かせる,光らせる;〜を明るくする

brighten の類語

lighten, light up, light, clear, polish, shine, irradiate, give a lift, encourage, boost, highlight, rejoice the heart, lighten up, cheer, liven, inspire, spotlight, gladden, break, floodlight, rejoice, flood with light, illuminate, shine upon, enlighten, dawn, clear up, pick up, brighten up, enliven, buoy up, grow light, invigorate, throw light upon, while, grow bright, clean, shed light upon, cheer up, animate, comfort, vitalize, hearten, perk up, burnish, beacon, inspirit, luminate, exhilarate, illume, sweeten, gild, gild the lily, illumine, elate

brighten の反意語

darken, weigh down, discourage, sadden

例文

• The east was brightened by the rising sun.
  日が昇りはじめて東の方が明るくなった。
• The return of his daughter brightened his life.
  娘が帰って来たので彼の生活が明るくなった。
• Even a dead tree may brighten a mountain.
  枯れ木も山のにぎわい。

brighten の言い換えを探すには

brighten（輝かせる）の類語・言い換え（パラフレーズ）を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。