adumbrate

English

Etymology

Latin adumbrātus "represented in outline", from adumbrāre "cast a shadow on", from umbra "shadow".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt/, X-SAMPA: /"{dVm%br\eIt/

Verb

adumbrate (third-person singular simple present adumbrates, present participle adumbrating, simple past and past participle adumbrated)

1. To foreshadow vaguely.
2. To give a vague outline.
3. To obscure or overshadow.

Translations

To foreshadow vaguely.

To give a vague outline.

• Dutch: de contouren vluchtig schetsen (nl)

To obscure or overshadow.

• Dutch: overschaduwen (nl)

Derived terms

• adumbrant
• adumbration
• adumbrative

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Latin

Verb

adumbrāte

1. first-person plural present active imperative of adumbrō