shone

verb

• To emit light.
• To reflect light.
• To distinguish oneself; to excel.

  "My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team."

• To be effulgent in splendour or beauty.
• To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit brilliant intellectual powers.
• To be immediately apparent.
• To create light with (a flashlight, lamp, torch, or similar).

  "I shone my light into the darkness to see what was making the noise."

• To cause to shine, as a light.
• To make bright; to cause to shine by reflected light.

  "in hunting, to shine the eyes of a deer at night by throwing a light on them"