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appear vs come to light

come to light vs appear

appear and come to light both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
appear No No Yes No
come to light No No Yes No
As verbs, come to light is a hyponym of appear; that is, come to light is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than appear:
  • appear: come into sight or view
  • come to light: be revealed or disclosed
Other hyponyms of appear include peep, erupt, manifest, wash up, come to hand, come on, come out, show up, surface, turn up, emerge, outcrop, flash, flash, turn out, basset, crop out, re-emerge, reappear, emerge, break through, come through, break through, come out, erupt, push through, roll in, come to mind, spring to mind, burst forth, leap out, rush out, sally out, break, show, show up, burst out, crop up, pop, pop out, pop up.
appear (verb) come to light (verb)
come into sight or view be revealed or disclosed
be issued or published
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority
Difference between appear and come to light

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