beleuchten

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German beliuhten, from Old High German biliuhten. Equivalent to be- +‎ leuchten.

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Verb

beleuchten (weak, third-person singular present beleuchtet, past tense beleuchtete, past participle beleuchtet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to light (up), to illuminate
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to examine, to analyse, to shine a light on

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