Rebrightened

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To become bright or luminous again after dimming or fading ; to regain clarity or brilliance following a loss of light or intensity ; to restore a previous level of illumination or vividness
2. To shine or glow once more after a period of darkness or dullness ; to recover brightness after having decreased ; to renew or increase the intensity of light or color that had lessened
3. To resume shining or sparkling after a decline in brightness ; to return to a state of visual clarity or radiance once diminished ; to enhance or revive the perceptible light or glow that had waned

Etymology: "Rebrightened" is the past tense and past participle of "rebrighten," which means to shine brightly again. It is formed from the prefix "re-," meaning again, attached to "brighten," so the word is a straightforward combination of two parts that each already carried their own sense. "Brighten" is itself built from "bright" with the suffix "-en," which turns an adjective into a verb meaning to make or become that quality. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin and, when added to a verb, signals repetition or renewal. Together the parts describe something that has been made bright once, lost that brightness, and then regained it.

Synonyms: rekindled, relit, illuminated, brightened, refreshed

Antonyms: dimmed, darkened, obscured, dampened, faded