obumbrate

[ ob-uhm-breyt ]

/ ɒbˈʌm breɪt /

verb (used with object), ob·um·brat·ed, ob·um·brat·ing.

to darken, overshadow, or cloud.

adjective

Obsolete. overshadowed, darkened.

Nearby words

obtuse triangle, obtusion, obuda, obulg., obumbrant, obumbrate, obv, obverse, obversion, obvert, obviate

Origin of obumbrate

1505–15; < obumbrātus, past participle of obumbrāre; see obumbrant, -ate¹

Related forms

ob·um·bra·tion, noun

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