Adumbrate
Pronunciation : Ad*um"brate
Part of Speech : v. t.
Etymology : [L. adumbratus, p. p. of adumbrare; ad + umbrare to shade; umbra shadow.]
Definition : 1. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth. Both in the vastness and the richness of the visible universe the invisible God is adumbrated. L. Taylor.
2. To overshadow; to shade.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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