adumbrate
[ a-duhm-breyt, ad-uh m-breyt ]
/ æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪt /
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.
Origin of adumbrate
OTHER WORDS FROM adumbrate
ad·um·bra·tion, nounWords nearby adumbrate
adulterine,
adulterous,
adultery,
adultescent,
adumbral,
adumbrate,
adumbrative,
adunc,
adust,
aduwa,
adv.
Example sentences from the Web for adumbrate
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, noun adumbrative (ædˈʌmbrətɪv), adjective adumbratively, adverbWord Origin for adumbrate
C16: from Latin
adumbrātus represented only in outline, from
adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from
umbra shadow