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Synonyms for light up
light up
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Princeton's WordNet
light upverb
start to burn with a bright flame
"The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up"
Synonyms:
clear up, fire up, illuminate, illumine, light, brighten, illume, clearlight, illume, illumine, light up, illuminateverb
make lighter or brighter
"This lamp lightens the room a bit"
Synonyms:
brighten, fire up, enlighten, get down, crystalize, clear up, ignite, shed light on, illumine, illuminate, dismount, perch, sort out, clear, get off, elucidate, alight, crystallise, straighten out, fall, light, crystallize, unhorse, crystalise, illumeclear up, clear, light up, brightenverb
become clear
"The sky cleared after the storm"
Synonyms:
discharge, earn, take in, pull in, wrap up, sack, authorize, pass, make, shed light on, finish up, crystalise, illuminate, acquit, crystalize, fire up, finish off, bring in, polish off, crystallise, illume, gain, mop up, clarify, realise, solve, exculpate, unclutter, clear, elucidate, brighten, authorise, assoil, crystallize, clear up, enlighten, exonerate, straighten out, sack up, top, sort out, lighten, realize, lighten up, light, get through, illumine, netlight upverb
ignite
"The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
Synonyms:
clear up, fire up, illuminate, illumine, light, brighten, illume, clearlight up, fire up, lightverb
begin to smoke
"After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
Synonyms:
brighten, fire up, get down, clear up, ignite, dismount, illumine, illuminate, inflame, perch, clear, get off, alight, stir up, fall, light, wake, unhorse, illume, heat
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#104 | top | |
#132 | make | |
#613 | light | |
#674 | net | |
#907 | clear | |
#1232 | fall | |
#1493 | pass | |
#2027 | heat | |
#2491 | gain | |
#3644 | earn | |
#4774 | wake | |
#4781 | realize | |
#4953 | solve | |
#5685 | discharge | |
#10047 | clarify | |
#10918 | authorize | |
#12748 | realise | |
#15199 | sack | |
#23255 | perch | |
#27242 | ignite | |
#28198 | brighten | |
#28268 | illuminate | |
#31814 | lighten | |
#33465 | enlighten | |
#38869 | authorise | |
#43164 | elucidate | |
#57497 | alight | |
#75991 | dismount | |
#88126 | inflame | |
#93817 | crystallize | |
#95762 | acquit | |
#113449 | exonerate | |
#156842 | illumine | |
#224484 | crystallise | |
#229443 | unclutter | |
#265102 | exculpate | |
#300354 | illume |
How to use light up in a sentence?
Light has a beginning a middle and an end so feel the stars light up for you.
When you see the LEDs light up, think of them as the endings of pain nerves being stimulated. That will give you an idea of how effective these attacks can be.
When we dance, the pleasure centers in our brains light up.
You could use a constellation of cubesats that would light up at a certain time, if you flew thousands of them in the same formation that could illuminate every 90 minutes in low earth orbit.
Its really nice to see a patients face light up when they get to see their loved one and all around it really promotes healing to know that, you know, youre not alone through this, even though your family cant be here and they cant hug you and hold you, theyre thinking about you and theyre praying for you.
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