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thrown light on

thrown light on is the past participle 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 thrown light on

What is thrown light on the past participle of?
Thrown light on is the past participle of throw light on.

Words near thrown light on in the dictionary

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

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