throw light on

Verb

Meaning

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)

To make clear; to elucidate; to provide an explanation for (something puzzling or mysterious).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

explain clarify illuminate elucidate annotate explicate irradiate illumine clear up spell out light up shed light on

Antonyms

buffalo fox faze floor beat cloud
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Examples

Advanced techniques Quantitative studies of heritable traits throw light on the question. Source: Internet

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on December 6 and 7 will take stock of the economic and monetary trends, global and domestic, and throw light on the evolving situation with several negative factors coming into play after demonetisation. Source: Internet

Modern scholars refer to the myths and study them in an attempt to throw light on the religious and political institutions of Ancient Greece and its civilization, and to gain understanding of the nature of myth-making itself. Source: Internet

This outlook should again throw light on why before the British entered the region, India never had any serious Burma or Tibet policy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Throw it away throw it back throw lathe throw light upon throw litter throw money around