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adumbrate
[ ad-uhm-breyt, a-duhm-breyt ]
/ ˈæd əmˌbreɪt, æˈdʌm breɪt /
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verb (used with object), ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing.
to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
to foreshadow; prefigure.
to darken or conceal partially; overshadow.
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Origin of adumbrate
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British Dictionary definitions for adumbrate
adumbrate
/ (ˈædʌmˌbreɪt) /
verb (tr)
to outline; give a faint indication of
to foreshadow
to overshadow; obscure
Derived forms of adumbrate
adumbration, nounadumbrative (ædˈʌmbrətɪv), adjectiveadumbratively, adverbWord Origin for adumbrate
C16: from Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow
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