overshade

[oh-ver-sheyd]

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verb (used with object), o·ver·shad·ed, o·ver·shad·ing.

to cast shade over.
to make dark or gloomy.

Origin of overshade

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + shade

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A superiority naturally seems to overshade us, and presents a disagreeable comparison.
A Treatise of Human Nature
David Hume