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upbrightened

upbrightened is the simple past and past participle of upbrighten.

Meaning of upbrighten

Verb

upbrighten (third-person singular simple present upbrightens, present participle upbrightening, simple past and past participle upbrightened)

  1. (ambitransitive, poetic) To make or become brighter.
    • I looked on thee, at first, as looks the sun / Upon the earth upbrightening in his glance, […]1904, Louis Kaufman Anspacher, Tristan and Isolde: A Tragedy, page 69

Questions about upbrightened

What is upbrightened the simple past and past participle of?
Upbrightened is the simple past and past participle of upbrighten.

Words near upbrightened in the dictionary

  1. upbreeding
  2. upbreeds
  3. upbreeze
  4. upbreezes
  5. upbrighten
  6. upbrightened
  7. upbrightening
  8. upbrightens
  9. upbrim
  10. upbring
  11. upbringing

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