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threw light on

threw light on is the simple past of throw light on.

Meaning of throw light on

Verb

throw light on (third-person singular simple present throws light on, present participle throwing light on, simple past threw light on, past participle thrown light on)

  1. To make clear; to elucidate; to provide an explanation for (something puzzling or mysterious).
    • As the explanation, if correct, promised to throw light on some obscure features of primitive religion, I resolved to develop it fully, and, detaching it from my general work, to issue it as a separate study.1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough

Questions about threw light on

What is threw light on the simple past of?
Threw light on is the simple past of throw light on.

Words near threw light on in the dictionary

  1. threw in the cards
  2. threw in the sponge
  3. threw in the towel
  4. threw in with
  5. threw it back
  6. threw light on
  7. threw money around
  8. threw money away
  9. threw nickels around like manhole covers
  10. threw off
  11. threw off balance

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