Difference between Brighten and Lighten

BRIGHTEN vs LIGHTEN: VERB

To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.

To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to brighten; to clear, as the sky.
To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of lightning; to flash.
To descend; to light.

To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.
To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful.
To make acute or witty; to enliven.

To cheer; to exhilarate.
To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to relieve of part of a load or burden
To free from trouble and fill with joy.
To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out, like lightning.
To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate
To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten.
To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate.

Make more cheerful through the use of color
To add brilliancy to the colors of (prints, etc.), by boiling them in a solution of soda.
To make acute or witty; sharpen the faculties of.
To make illustrious or more distinguished; heighten the splendor of; add luster to.
To dispel gloom from; cheer; make gay or cheerful: as, to brighten prospects.
To make bright or brighter in any manner; shed light on; make to shine; increase the luster of.
To grow bright or more bright; become less dark or gloomy: literally or figuratively.
(transitive; intransitive verb) To make or become bright or brighter.

To cheer; gladden.
To make less burdensome or oppressive; alleviate: as, to lighten the cares of life.
To make light or less heavy; reduce in weight; relieve of weight: as, to lighten coin by clipping or abrasion; to lighten a load or a ship.
To become light or less heavy.
To send forth like lightning.
To illuminate mentally or spiritually; enlighten.
To make light or bright; give light to; light up.
To emit flashes of lightning; shoot out as lightning; flash. See lightning. The lightning that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven shineth unto the other part.
To make lighter in color or shade: as, to lighten the background of a picture.
To descend; settle down; light.
To become light or lighter; grow light or clear up; brighten: as, the sky lightens.
Make more cheerful through the use of color
Reduce the weight on
Make lighter

Beautify, Sparkle, Shine, Enliven, Liven, Darken, Gild, Enlighten, Enhance, Illuminate, Clear, Clear up, Lighten up, Light up, Lighten

Enlighten, Minimize, Ameliorate, Simplify, Relax, Alleviate, Ease, Reduce, Relieve, Soften, Lessen, Loosen, Buoy up, Lighten up, Brighten

Shimmer, Dazzle, Rejuvenate, Beautify, Sparkle, Shine, Enliven, Liven, Darken, Gild, Enlighten, Enhance, Illuminate, Clear, Light up

Streamline, Diminish, Enlighten, Minimize, Ameliorate, Simplify, Relax, Ease, Reduce, Relieve, Soften, Lessen, Loosen, Buoy up, Brighten

This podcast always helps to brighten my day.
May your life continue to brighten each day.
To cause light, brighten, illuminate, enlighten, inform, civilize.
These two ingredients can help brighten white fabrics.
Loads of opportunities surely brighten the next year.
Dead Sea to smooth and brighten your skin.
They are sure to brighten up your morning.
They would brighten up a room every morning.
This pair will not only brighten your mood, it will brighten your outfit!
May your Christmas lights brighten your home, your ornaments brighten your Christmas tree, and your friend and family brighten your Christmas day.

Christmas cheer that helped lighten up the screen.
Do this daily till the dark circles lighten.
How about a poem to lighten things up?
Can You Lighten Up Corned Beef and Cabbage?
Lighten the mood with a funny Christmas card.
Lighten up and learn to compromise on occasion.
Acetone will cause the colours to lighten considerably.
Take a look and feel your shoulders lighten.
Messiah will lighten the righteous when he comes.
But things lighten up, as much as they can ever lighten up in the ACC, over the next three weeks.