† embrightv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To render bright.
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the world > matter > light > intensity of light > [verb (transitive)] > brighten
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1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iv. 139 So doth the glorious lustre Of radiant Titan, with his beames em-bright Thy gloomie Front.
Derivatives
emˈbrighted adj.
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1766 J. Cunningham Death late Maj. xxx Mercy..Through the embrighted air ascendant flies.
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