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adumbrate in British English

(ˈædʌmˌbreɪt)

verb (transitive)

to outline; give a faint indication of

to foreshadow

to overshadow; obscure

Derived forms

adumbration (ˌadumˈbration)

noun

adumbrative (ædˈʌmbrətɪv)

adjective

adumbratively (adˈumbratively)

adverb

Word origin

C16: from Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow

adumbrate in American English

(ædˈʌmˌbreɪt; ˈædəmˌbreɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: adˈumˌbrated or adˈumˌbrating

to outline in a shadowy way; sketch

to suggest beforehand; foreshadow in a vague way

to obscure; overshadow

Derived forms

adumbration (ˌadumˈbration) (ædˈʌmˈbreɪʃən; ˈædəmˈbreɪʃən)

noun

adumbrative (adˈumbrative) (ædˈʌmbrətɪv; ˈædəmbrətɪv)

adjective

Word origin

< L adumbratus, pp. of adumbrari, to shade < ad-, to + umbra, shade

Synonyms of 'adumbrate'

foreshadow, predict, forecast, prophesy

More Synonyms of adumbrate

(verb) in the sense of foreshadow

Synonyms

foreshadow

Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies.

predict

Nobody can predict what will happen.

forecast

They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister.

prophesy

She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561.

augur

Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.

presage

Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict.

foretell

prophets who have foretold the end of the world

prefigure

The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift.

portend

Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom.

prognosticate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of augur

Definition

to be a good or bad sign of future events

Already there were problems. It didn't augur well.

Synonyms

bode,

promise,

predict,

herald,

signify,

foreshadow,

prophesy,

harbinger,

presage,

prefigure,

portend,

betoken,

be an omen of,

bespeak (archaic)

in the sense of forecast

Definition

to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc.), in advance

They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister.

Synonyms

predict,

anticipate,

foresee,

foretell,

call,

plan,

estimate,

calculate,

divine,

prophesy,

augur,

forewarn,

prognosticate,

vaticinate (rare)

in the sense of foretell

Definition

to correctly predict (an event, a result, etc.) beforehand

prophets who have foretold the end of the world

Synonyms

predict,

forecast,

prophesy,

portend,

call,

signify,

bode,

foreshadow,

augur,

presage,

forewarn,

prognosticate,

adumbrate,

forebode,

foreshow,

soothsay,

vaticinate (rare)

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adumbrate

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单词	adumbrate
释义	Trends of adumbrate View usage for: adumbrate in British English (ˈædʌmˌbreɪt) verb (transitive) 1. to outline; give a faint indication of 2. to foreshadow 3. to overshadow; obscure Derived forms adumbration (ˌadumˈbration) noun adumbrative (ædˈʌmbrətɪv) adjective adumbratively (adˈumbratively) adverb Word origin C16: from Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow adumbrate in American English (ædˈʌmˌbreɪt; ˈædəmˌbreɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: adˈumˌbrated or adˈumˌbrating 1. to outline in a shadowy way; sketch 2. to suggest beforehand; foreshadow in a vague way 3. to obscure; overshadow Derived forms adumbration (ˌadumˈbration) (ædˈʌmˈbreɪʃən; ˈædəmˈbreɪʃən) noun adumbrative (adˈumbrative) (ædˈʌmbrətɪv; ˈædəmbrətɪv) adjective Word origin < L adumbratus, pp. of adumbrari, to shade < ad-, to + umbra, shade Synonyms of 'adumbrate' foreshadow, predict, forecast, prophesy More Synonyms of adumbrate (verb) in the sense of foreshadow Synonyms foreshadow Sales figures foreshadow more redundancies. predict Nobody can predict what will happen. forecast They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister. prophesy She prophesied the Great Fire of London and her own death in 1561. augur Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. presage Diplomats fear the incidents presage a new chapter in the conflict. foretell prophets who have foretold the end of the world prefigure The party says his departure did not prefigure a major policy shift. portend Comets, in Western tradition, always portend doom and gloom. prognosticate Additional synonyms in the sense of augur Definition to be a good or bad sign of future events Already there were problems. It didn't augur well. Synonyms bode, promise, predict, herald, signify, foreshadow, prophesy, harbinger, presage, prefigure, portend, betoken, be an omen of, bespeak (archaic) in the sense of forecast Definition to predict or calculate (weather, events, etc.), in advance They forecast a defeat for the Prime Minister. Synonyms predict, anticipate, foresee, foretell, call, plan, estimate, calculate, divine, prophesy, augur, forewarn, prognosticate, vaticinate (rare) in the sense of foretell Definition to correctly predict (an event, a result, etc.) beforehand prophets who have foretold the end of the world Synonyms predict, forecast, prophesy, portend, call, signify, bode, foreshadow, augur, presage, forewarn, prognosticate, adumbrate, forebode, foreshow, soothsay, vaticinate (rare) Nearby words of adumbrate adulterous adultery adulthood adumbrate adumbration advance advanced Synonyms of 'adumbrate' adumbrate Explore 'adumbrate' in the dictionary
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