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Word: Adumbrate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin adumbrat- ‘shaded’, from the verb adumbrare, from ad- ‘to’ (as an intensifier) + umbrare ‘cast a shadow’ (from umbra ‘shade’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadʌmbreɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
represent in outline
Short Definition:represent in outline
Examples:- Hobhouse had already adumbrated the idea of a welfare state
Definition:
foreshadow (a future event)
Short Definition:foreshadow
Examples:- tenors solemnly adumbrate the fate of the convicted sinner
Definition:
overshadow
Short Definition:overshadow
Examples:- her happy reminiscences were adumbrated by consciousness of something else
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