grow+bright
11Brighten — Bright en, v. i. [AS. beorhtan.] To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful. [1913 Webster] And night shall brighten into day. N. Cotton. [1913 Webster] And, all his prospects… …
12shine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. glow, gleam, scintillate; excel; polish, wax, burnish. See light, repute. take a shine to II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To give forth light] Syn. radiate, beam, scintillate, glitter, sparkle, twinkle,… …
13gladden — I. v. a. Delight, cheer, gratify, rejoice, bless, exhilarate, glad, make glad, please highly, make joyous or happy, fill with joy or pleasure, render light hearted. II. v. n. Become glad, grow happy or joyous, smile, beam, light up, grow light,… …
14break — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, about ship, about face, abrade, abrasion, abscond, abysm, abyss, accidentality, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accommodation, accustom, actuarial calculation, adapt, adaptation, adjust, adjustment,… …
15brighten — Synonyms and related words: animate, beacon, boost, break, brighten up, buoy up, burnish, cheer, cheer up, dawn, encourage, enlighten, enliven, exhilarate, flood with light, floodlight, gild, gild the lily, give a lift, gladden, grow bright, grow …
16dawn — Synonyms and related words: A, advent, alpha, antemeridian, appear, appearance, arise, arrival, arrive, aurora, auroral, awakening, begin, beginning, birth, blast off, break, break of day, brighten, brightening, broad day, chanticleer, cockcrow,… …
17lighten — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, assuage, attemper, attenuate, bank the fire, be light, beacon, blunt, break, brighten, brighten up, chasten, cheer up, constrain, control, damp, dampen, dawn, de emphasize, deaden, dilute,… …
18burn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. oxidize, consume; blaze, flame; fire; sear, char, scorch; destroy. See heat, desire, excitability. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. blister, scorch, scald, wound, impairment, trauma, first degree burn, second… …
19beorhtnan — wv/i1b to grow bright …
20lighten — 1. v. 1 a tr. & intr. make or become lighter in weight. b tr. reduce the weight or load of. 2 tr. bring relief to (the heart, mind, etc.). 3 tr. mitigate (a penalty). 2. v. 1 a tr. shed light on. b tr. & intr. make or grow bright. 2 intr. a shine …