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

This is a most romantic spot; large oak and walnut trees overshade the stream, which higher up flows over a rocky bed; nearer the village are some olive plantations in the Wady.

From Travels in Syria and the Holy Land by Burckhardt, John Lewis

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.

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

A cloud had settled on the child's vivid little face and threatened to overshade the childlier child, as well.

From Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings by Donnell, Annie Hamilton

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