cast light on

A form of shed light on — To illuminate; to make clear.

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Meanings

verbcast light on (third-person singular simple present casts light on, present participle casting light on, simple past and past participle cast light on)

present singular third person casts light on · participle present casting light on

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shed light on.

    Redirecting prosecutorial energy toward transformative justice may also further abolitionist ends by casting light on the criminal legal system's "inability to solve the crises it creates."

    10 March 2021, “Prosecuting in the Police-less City: Police Abolition's Impact on Local Prosecutors”, in Harvard Law Review, volume 134, page 1877
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APA

cast light on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20light%20on

MLA

“cast light on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20light%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cast light on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cast%20light%20on.

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