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bring to light

bring to light
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bring too lahyt]
    • /brɪŋ tu laɪt/
    • /brɪŋ tuː laɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bring too lahyt]
    • /brɪŋ tu laɪt/

Definitions of bring to light words

  • noun bring to light something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 1
  • noun bring to light Physics. Also called luminous energy, radiant energy. electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 700 nm and propagated at a speed of 186,282 mi./sec (299,972 km/sec), considered variously as a wave, corpuscular, or quantum phenomenon. a similar form of radiant energy that does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays. 1
  • noun bring to light the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight. 1
  • noun bring to light an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon. 1
  • noun bring to light the radiance or illumination from a particular source: the light of a candle. 1
  • noun bring to light the illumination from the sun; daylight: We awoke at the first light. 1
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Origin of bring to light

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun and adj.) Middle English; Old English lēoht; cognate with Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Dutch, German licht, Gothic liuhath (noun); akin to Old Norse ljōs (noun), ljōss (adj.), Latin lūx (noun), Greek leukós bright, white; (v.) Middle English lighten, Old English līhtan, cognate with Old Saxon liuhtian, Old High German liuhten (German leuchten), Gothic liuhtjan

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Parts of speech for Bring to light

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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bring to light popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bring to light

verb bring to light

  • disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
  • reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
  • blow the lid off — a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
  • bring forward — If you bring forward a meeting or event, you arrange for it to take place at an earlier date or time than had been planned.
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