English Explanatory Dictionary

inumbrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put in shadow; to darken.

Word forms

inumbrate inumbrates inumbrating inumbrated

Etymology

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inumbrātus, perfect passive participle of inumbrō (“to shade”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

umbrella
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