belyse

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Danish

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Etymology

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From be- (on) +‎ lyse (to shine), calque of German beleuchten (to illuminate).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /belyːˀsə/, [b̥eˈlyˀsə]

Verb

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belyse (past tense belyste, past participle belyst)

  1. to light up, illuminate
  2. to throw light on, illustrate

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ lyse.

Verb

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belyse (imperative belys, present tense belyser, passive belyses, simple past belyste, past participle belyst, present participle belysende)

  1. to illuminate, light (an area)
  2. to illustrate (explain or make clear by using examples etc.)

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