English verb: shed light on | |||
1. | shed light on (cognition) make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||
Samples | Could you clarify these remarks?. Clear up the question of who is at fault. | ||
Synonyms | clear, clear up, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, elucidate, enlighten, illuminate, sort out, straighten out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | clarify, clear up, elucidate | ||