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brought to light

brought to light is the simple past and past participle of bring to light.

Meaning of bring to light

Verb

bring to light (third-person singular simple present brings to light, present participle bringing to light, simple past and past participle brought to light)

  1. (idiomatic) To expose, disclose or reveal something that was hidden or unknown.

Questions about brought to light

What is brought to light the simple past and past participle of?
Brought to light is the simple past and past participle of bring to light.

Words near brought to light in the dictionary

  1. brought to bed
  2. brought to ground
  3. brought to heel
  4. brought to justice
  5. brought to life
  6. brought to light
  7. brought to mind
  8. brought to naught
  9. brought to nought
  10. brought to one's knees
  11. brought to order

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