light up
• become bright on account of a light being shone or switched on; become illuminated.
• "the sign to fasten seat belts lit up"
Similar:
become bright,
brighten,
become brighter,
lighten,
flash,
shine,
gleam,
flare,
blaze,
glint,
sparkle,
flicker,
shimmer,
glisten,
scintillate,
glare,
beam,
coruscate,
fulgurate,
• (of a person's face or eyes) suddenly become animated with liveliness or joy.
• "his eyes lit up and he smiled"
• ignite a cigarette, cigar, or pipe and begin to smoke it.
• "workers who light up in prohibited areas face dismissal"
• (especially in sport) defeat an opponent utterly.
• "the Tigers were lit up by the Giants in Game 1"
