transitive. To send forth as an emanation. To throw (light) upon something. literal and figurative.

transitive. To give out, emit (light). Also figurative. Obsolete.

transitive. To cause (light) to pour forth or adown. Obsolete.

transitive. To project or emit (a ray, beam, light). Also: to project or cast (a shadow). Chiefly with prepositional phrase or adverb expressing…

transitive. To throw or cast (sunbeams) on a place or thing. Also intransitive: (of rays or beams) to alight on. Obsolete.

To send forth as a stream or emanation. To give off, throw out (‘effluvia’, light, heat, gases, flames, sparks, etc.).

To emit, send forth, give out, diffuse (light, a sound, odour, etc.); to throw or cause to fall (light or shade) on or over an object. Also, to fli…

transitive. To throw (light or shadow) on to a surface or into space; to cause (light or shade) to appear on a surface.

transitive. ? To send out or forth (a beam of light); to cause to impinge on (cf. 62b). literal and figurative. Obsolete.

To emit, send out (light, etc.). rare.

To direct the rays of (a light) on, on to, under, etc.