throw light on

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throw light on

verb throws light on · throwing light on · threw light on · thrown light on · throw light upon

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.

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@misc{throw_light_on_2026,
  title = {throw light on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throw%20light%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}