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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  shed light on
       v : make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; "Could
           you clarify these remarks?"; "Clear up the question of
           who is at fault" [syn: clear, clear up, crystallize,
            crystallise, crystalize, crystalise, straighten
           out, sort out, enlighten, illuminate, elucidate]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  shed light on
     alt.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.
     vb.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  shed light on
     alt.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.
     vb.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  shed light on
     alt.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.
     vb.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  shed light on
     alt.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.
     vb.
     (lb en also figurative) To illuminate; to make clear.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  shed light on /ʃˈɛd lˈaɪt ˈɒn/ 
  objasnit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  shed light on /ʃˈɛd lˈaɪt ˈɒn/ 
  osvětlit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  shed light on /ʃˈɛd lˈaɪt ˈɒn/ 
  vysvětlit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  shed light on /ʃˈɛd lˈaɪt ˈɒn/
  
  φωτίζω, ρίχνω φως σε

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  shed light on /ʃˈɛd lˈaɪt ˈɒn/ 
  valaista, valottaa
  to illuminate

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     照亮,查明,说明,解释

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