висвітлити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From ви́- (vý-) +‎ сві́тло (svítlo, light) +‎ -ити (-yty). Compare Polish wyświetlić, Czech vysvětlit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋɪsʲʋʲitɫete]
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Verb

ви́світлити • (výsvitlytypf (imperfective висві́тлювати) (transitive)

  1. (literally, rare) to light up, to illuminate, to illumine
    Synonym: освітли́ти pf (osvitlýty)
  2. (figuratively) to clarify, to elucidate, to illuminate, to shed light on
    Synonyms: з'ясува́ти pf (zʺjasuváty), поясни́ти pf (pojasnýty), проли́ти сві́тло на pf (prolýty svítlo na), роз'ясни́ти pf (rozʺjasnýty)
  3. (figuratively, journalism) to cover (provide coverage of, report on)

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