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1. (v.t.) adumbrate
to give a faint image or indication of; outline or sketch.
2. adumbrate
to foreshadow; prefigure, esp. in an indistinct or formless way.
3. adumbrate
to darken or conceal partially; overshadow.
Etymology: (1575–85; < L adumbrātus, ptp. of adumbrāre to shade, outline =ad-ad - +umbrāre to cast a shadow, der. of umbra shadow)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) sketch, outline, adumbrate
describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
"sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
2. (verb) intimate, adumbrate, insinuate
give to understand
"I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Adumbrate
to give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth
2. (verb) Adumbrate
to overshadow; to shade
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