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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  light up
       v 1: start to burn with a bright flame; "The coal in the BBQ
            grill finally lit up"
       2: make lighter or brighter; "This lamp lightens the room a
          bit" [syn: light, illume, illumine, illuminate]
       3: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm" [syn: clear
          up, clear, brighten] [ant: overcast]
       4: ignite; "The sky lit up quickly above the raging volcano"
       5: begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"
          [syn: fire up, light]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  light up
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) φωτίζω, ρίχνω φως σε κάτι
     2 (αμτβ) φωτίζομαι
     3 (αμτβ) ανάβω τσιγάρο ή πίπα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  light up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to
  brighten.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as
  a light source.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To show an increase in activity
  or a brightening of mood.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To loosen, slacken(,) or ease off.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  light up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to
  brighten.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as
  a light source.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To show an increase in activity
  or a brightening of mood.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To loosen, slacken(,) or ease off.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  light up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to
  brighten.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as
  a light source.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To show an increase in activity
  or a brightening of mood.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To loosen, slacken(,) or ease off.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  light up
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To illuminate, to bring light to something, to
  brighten.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To start to emit light; to become activated as
  a light source.
     3 (lb en intransitive figuratively) To show an increase in activity
  or a brightening of mood.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive nautical) To loosen, slacken(,) or ease off.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/
  zapálit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/
  osvětlovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/
  rozsvěcovat se

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/
  osvětlit

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/
  aufleuchten  [techn.]
           Note: Lampe usw.
     Synonym: illuminate
  
   see: lighting up, illuminating, lit up, illuminated
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/
  sich erhellen 
           Note: Gesicht, zu leuchten beginnen, leuchten
           Note: Augen, erleuchtet werden 
           Note: Sache
        "The night sky would light up."  - Der Nachthimmel wurde erleuchtet.
   see: lighting up, lit up, The children's eyes lighted up with excitement.
  
           Note: of a face, eyes, a thing

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/
  
  φωτίζομαι

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  light up /lˈaɪt ˈʌp/ 
  1. valjeta
  to become light
  2. valaista
  to bring light to something
  3. panna tupakaksi
  to light a cigarette, etc.

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  light up /laitʌp/
  belichten, beschijnen, overschijnen

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  93 Moby Thesaurus words for "light up":
     annoy, arouse, awake, awaken, bank, beacon, blow the coals,
     blow up, brace up, brighten, brighten up, buck up, burn,
     call forth, call up, cheer up, chirk up, conflagrate, enkindle,
     enlighten, enrage, excite, fan, fan the fire, fan the flame, feed,
     feed the fire, fire, flame, flood with light, floodlight, foment,
     frenzy, heat, highlight, ignite, illume, illuminate, illumine,
     impassion, incense, incite, inflame, infuriate, irradiate, key up,
     kindle, lather up, light, light the fuse, lighten, luminate,
     madden, move, overexcite, overshine, perk up, rekindle, relight,
     relume, relumine, revive, rouse, set astir, set fire to,
     set on fire, shed light upon, shine upon, spotlight, steam up,
     stir, stir the blood, stir the embers, stir the feelings,
     stir the fire, stir up, stoke, stoke the fire, strike a light,
     summon up, take heart, throw light upon, torch, touch off, turn on,
     wake, wake up, waken, warm, warm the blood, whip up, work into,
     work up
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  照亮;点(烟)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     开灯,照亮,点燃;喜形于色,露出愉快的表情

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