overshade

American  

[oh-ver-sheyd] / ˌoʊ vərˈʃeɪd /

verb (used with object)

overshaded, overshading

1. to cast shade over.

2. to make dark or gloomy.

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Etymology

Origin of overshade

First recorded in 1580–90; over- + shade

Example Sentences

Suckers should not be allowed to overshade the graft, though it is best not to remove them until danger of disturbing the graft is past.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

We left the bright green fields that belt around Manor Hamilton and the grand trees that overshade the same green fields, and drove up among the hills, in a contrary direction from Glenade.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon

And Echo was mute to his leisurely tread,— "How tranquil is nature reposing," he said; He onward advances, where boughs overshade, "How lonely," quoth he—and his footsteps he stayed!

From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Locker-Lampson, Hannah Jane

Yet still the veil I must obey, Which, whatsoe'er the aspect of the day, Thine eyes' fair radiance hides, my life to overshade.

From The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch by Campbell, Thomas

The Night doth never overshade this Land, for the light of a Pure and Serene Sky keeps it constantly bright.

From The Purgatory of St. Patrick by MacCarthy, Denis Florence