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Rightened vs Brightened - What's the difference?

rightened | brightened |

As verbs the difference between rightened and brightened

is that rightened is (righten) while brightened is (brighten).

rightened

English

Verb

(head)
  • (righten)

  • righten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make right; correct.
  • To set right or upright; right.
  • brightened

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (brighten)

  • brighten

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (lb) To make bright or brighter in color.
  • :
  • (lb) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
  • *(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
  • *:The present queen would brighten her character, if she would exert her authority to instill virtues into her people.
  • To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven
  • :
  • *(Ambrose Philips) (1674-1749)
  • *:An ecstasy, which mothers only feel, / Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow.
  • (lb) To grow bright, or more bright in color; to clear up
  • :
  • (lb) To become brighter or more cheerful in mood
  • :
  • *
  • *:Then his sallow face brightened , for the hall had been carefully furnished, and was very clean. ¶ There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
  • To make acute or witty; to enliven.
  • :(Johnson)
  • Derived terms

    * brightener * brighten up