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SEE THE LIGHT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the habitual cheater finally saw the light
Synonyms:
reform; see the light; straighten out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "see the light" is one way to...):
ameliorate; better; improve; meliorate (get better)
Verb group:
reclaim; rectify; reform; regenerate (bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one)
Sentence frames:
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