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schönen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brighten verb To make or become lighter or more vivid in color.
  • massage noun The act of rubbing or kneading someone's body to relax muscles or relieve tension.

Senses

schönen is used for these senses in English:

  • Scania A former province, historical region, and peninsula in Sweden, roughly coterminous with Skåne County and occupying the southern tip of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
  • brighten (transitive) To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to
  • massage (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.

brighten — full definition

  1. verb To make or become lighter or more vivid in color.
  2. verb To make or become more cheerful.

massage — full definition

  1. noun The act of rubbing or kneading someone's body to relax muscles or relieve tension.
  2. verb To rub and knead someone's body, or a body part, to relax or soothe it.
  3. verb To adjust data or figures to make them look more favorable, sometimes dishonestly.
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