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Light up

verb

Start to burn with a bright flame.

Make lighter or brighter. Synonyms: illume, illuminate, illumine, light.

Become clear. Synonyms: brighten, clear, clear up.

Ignite.

Begin to smoke. Synonyms: fire up, light.

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"Light up" Quotes from Famous Books

... is now made to light up the dark places of nature; the blowpipe and the prism are adding to our knowledge of the earth's crust; but the torch ...

— The Chemical History Of A Candle • Michael Faraday

... "Won't you light up again, Mr. Droop?" she said, merrily, smiling the while into her sister's crestfallen face. "I heard you two leavin' the house, an' I just guessed what you'd be up to. So I followed you ...

— The Panchronicon • Harold Steele Mackaye

... a fine noble face which seemed to light up especially as the hymns were heartily sung ...

— Paula the Waldensian • Eva Lecomte

... over the dull, weary old business of the stage "sensation" the charm of a fresh and childlike beauty and originality, as rare and delicate as those strange, unreasonable little glimmers of spring sunsets that now and then light up for a brief moment the dull skies of winter evenings, and seem to have strayed into ungrateful January out of sheer pity for the ...

— Stories by American Authors, Volume 1 • Various

... dark, and, to the surprise of the Lieutenant, a round, full, bright moon appeared above the forest. The preceding night had been without a moon to light up the cloudy heavens; but there was scarcely a cloud visible now in the sky. Here and there a small fleck floated overhead, like a handful of snow cast there by some giant, while not a breath of wind disturbed the tree-tops. All was silent and ...

— Oonomoo the Huron • Edward S. Ellis

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