'see the light' definitions:
Definition of 'see the light'
(from WordNet)
verb
Change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" [syn: reform, straighten out, see the light]
Synonyms of 'see the light'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appear,
- arise,
- awake,
- awaken,
- be begotten,
- be born,
- be incarnated,
- become manifest,
- become public,
- become visible,
- break,
- buzz about,
- circulate,
- come,
- come alive,
- come forth,
- come forward,
- come in sight,
- come into being,
- come into existence,
- come out,
- come to,
- come to hand,
- come to life,
- come to light,
- crop out,
- descry,
- discern,
- emerge,
- enter,
- fade in,
- find vent,
- fly about,
- get about,
- get abroad,
- get afloat,
- get around,
- get exposure,
- go about,
- go forth,
- go the rounds,
- have currency,
- heave in sight,
- issue,
- issue forth,
- live again,
- look forth,
- loom,
- make out,
- materialize,
- outcrop,
- peep out,
- penetrate,
- perceive,
- pierce,
- plumb,
- quicken,
- reanimate,
- rear its head,
- resurge,
- resuscitate,
- return to life,
- revive,
- rise,
- rise again,
- see,
- see daylight,
- see into,
- see through,
- show,
- show up,
- spread,
- spread about,
- spread like wildfire,
- stream forth,
- strike the eye,
- turn up