Definition
To make or become bright; to brighten or clarify (archaic or dialectal usage).
Etymology
From Old English 'brice' or related to 'bright'; '-en' is a verb-forming suffix. This is an obsolete or very rare dialectal term found in Middle English texts but rarely used in modern English.
Kelly Says
This word is so archaic that most modern dictionaries don't even list it—it's the kind of word that medieval writers used but that English speakers gradually replaced with 'brighten' or 'illuminate,' showing natural language evolution.
Translations
ARالعربية
تُرشِوْ
tu-rush-o
BNবাংলা
দুর্নীতি
dur-nee-ti
CACatalà
subornació
su-bor-na-cio
CSČeština
podplatit
pod-plat-it
DADansk
bestolle
be-stoh-le
DEDeutsch
bestechigen
be-steh-gi-gen
ELΕλληνικά
συκοφάντεια
si-ko-fan-tee-a
FRFrançais
briber
bri-ber
HEעברית
letteratura
lit-er-a-toor-a
HIहिन्दी
रिश्वत देना
ri-sh-wat de-na
HUMagyar
megveszteget
meg-ves-zte-get
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyuap
men-yu-ap
ITItaliano
corrompere
kor-rom-pe-re
KO한국어
뇌물을 주다
no-mul-eul ju-da
MSBahasa Melayu
rasuah
ra-soo-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ကူးလွန်
ku-lu-on
NLNederlands
omkopen
om-ko-pen
NONorsk
bestolle
be-stoh-le
PAPA
ਭ੍ਰષਟਾચਾਰ
bhrash-ta-char
PLPolski
podkupić
pod-kup-it
PTPortuguês
subornar
su-bor-nar
RORomână
corupție
ko-roo-p-tsee
RUРусский
подкупить
pod-kup-it
SVSvenska
bestolla
be-stoh-la
SWKiswahili
rushwa
rush-wa
TAதமிழ்
பணமாக்கு
pa-na-ma-kku
TEతెలుగు
బ్రిబేటీ
bri-be-tee
TRTürkçe
rüşvet vermek
rü-şvet ver-mek
UKУкраїнська
відкупити
vid-kup-it
VITiếng Việt
hối lộ
hoi-lo