overshade

[oh-ver-sheyd] /ˌoʊ vərˈʃeɪd/

verb (used with object), overshaded, overshading.

to cast shade over.

to make dark or gloomy.

Origin of overshade

1580-1590

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

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