shine down upon

A form of shine down on — To project benevolent or unfortunate qualities on (someone).

Meanings

verbshine down upon (third-person singular simple present shines down upon, present participle shining down upon, simple past and past participle shined down upon or shone down upon)

present singular third person shines down upon · participle present shining down upon · participle past shined down upon · past shined down upon · participle past shone down upon · past shone down upon

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shine down on.
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Chicago

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