durchleuchten
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to flood with light, to illuminate
- (transitive, weak) to X-ray, to screen
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) to investigate, analyze
- (figuratively, transitive, weak) to clear up
Concepts
Synonyms
Röntgenaufnahmen machen
auf den Grund gehen
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dʊrçˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German durchliuhten, from Old High German duruhliuhten, duruhliohten. By surface analysis, durch- + leuchten.
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