naświetlać

From naświetlić +‎ -ać. First attested in 1880.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /naˈɕfjɛ.tlat͡ɕ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtlat͡ɕ
• Syllabification: na‧świe‧tlać

naświetlać impf (perfective naświetlić)

1. (transitive) to illuminate, to enlighten; to irradiate (to subject the human body to light for therapeutic purposes) [with instrumental ‘with what’]
2. (transitive, film, photography) to expose (to subject film to light)
3. (transitive) to illuminate, to enlighten (to expose to light; to shine light upon)
4. (transitive, literary, figurative) to illuminate, to enlighten (to clarify or make something understandable)

   Synonym: rozświetlać

   Antonym: zaciemniać

5. (reflexive with się) to illuminate oneself, to enlighten oneself; to irradiate oneself (to one's own body to light for therapeutic purposes) [with instrumental ‘with what’]
6. (reflexive with się, film, photography) to be exposed (to be subjected to light)
7. (reflexive with się, literary, figurative) to be illuminated, to enlightened (to become clarified or made understandable)

   Synonym: rozświetlać się

• naświetlać in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• naświetlać się in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• naświetlać in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• naświetlać in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego