English Explanatory Dictionary

obumbrate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To shade; to darken; to cloud.
  2. To foreshadow, prefigure.
  3. past participle of obumbrate
adj
  1. Lying under some projecting part, like the abdomen of certain spiders.
  2. Overshadowed, darkened.

Pronunciation

/ɒˈbʌmbreɪt/ /əˈbʌmbreɪt/ /ɑˈbəmˌbreɪt/ /əˈbəmˌbreɪt/

Word forms

obumbrate obumbrates obumbrating obumbrated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obumbrātus, perfect passive participle of obumbrō (“to overshadow, cloud”), from ob + to shade; see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Related words

adumbrate umber umbra umbrella
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