bring to light

verb

To expose, disclose or reveal something that was hidden or unknown.

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Meanings

verbbring to light (third-person singular simple present brings to light, present participle bringing to light, simple past and past participle brought to light)

present singular third person brings to light · participle present bringing to light · participle past brought to light · past brought to light

  1. idiomaticTo expose, disclose or reveal something that was hidden or unknown.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disclosedivulgerevealunearth

Translations

Ancient Greek φαίνω
  • φαίνω (phaínō)expose
Bulgarian изваждам на бял свят, разкривам
  • изваждам на бял свят (izvaždam na bjal svjat)expose
  • разкривам (razkrivam)expose
  • разкрия (razkrija)expose
Chinese Mandarin 揭發 /揭发, 公開 /公开
  • 揭發 /揭发 (jiēfā)expose
  • 公開 /公开 (gōngkāi)expose
  • 透露 (divulge)expose
  • 發現 /发现 (fāxiàn)expose
Danish bringe frem i lyset
  • bringe frem i lysetexpose
Dutch aan het licht brengen
  • aan het licht brengenexpose
Finnish tuoda päivänvaloon
  • tuoda päivänvaloonexpose
French mettre au jour, mettre au grand jour
  • mettre au jourexpose
  • mettre au grand jourexpose
  • révélerexpose
  • dévoilerexpose
German an den Tag bringen, ans Licht bringen
  • an den Tag bringenexpose
  • ans Licht bringenexpose
Hungarian napvilágra hoz, fényt derít
  • napvilágra hozexpose
  • fényt derítexpose
Icelandic leiða í ljós
  • leiða í ljósexpose
Japanese 炙り出す
  • 炙り出す (aburidasu)expose
Korean 밝히다
  • 밝히다 (balkida)expose
Latin rescisco, patefaciō
  • resciscoexpose
  • patefaciōexpose
Polish wyciągać na światło dzienne, wyciągnąć na światło dzienne
  • wyciągać na światło dzienneexpose
  • wyciągnąć na światło dzienneexpose
Portuguese trazer à luz, trazer à luz do dia
  • trazer à luzexpose
  • trazer à luz do diaexpose
Romanian scoate la lumină
  • scoate la luminăexpose
Russian проли́ть свет, пролива́ть свет
  • проли́ть свет (prolítʹ svet)expose
  • пролива́ть свет (prolivátʹ svet)expose
Spanish sacar a luz, sacar a la luz
  • sacar a luzexpose
  • sacar a la luzexpose
Turkish gün ışığına çıkarmak, gün yüzüne çıkarmak
  • gün ışığına çıkarmakexpose
  • gün yüzüne çıkarmakexpose
Vietnamese đưa ra ánh sáng
  • đưa ra ánh sángexpose
Cite this entry
APA

bring to light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20light

MLA

“bring to light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20light. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring to light,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20light.

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