adumbrate

[ a-duhm-breyt, ad-uhm-breyt ]

/ æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪt /

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verb (used with object), ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing.

to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.

to foreshadow; prefigure.

to darken or conceal partially; overshadow.

Origin of adumbrate

1575–85; <Latin adumbrātus shaded (past participle of adumbrāre), equivalent to ad-ad- + umbr(a) shade, shadow + -ātus-ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM adumbrate

ad·um·bra·tion, noun

Words nearby adumbrate

adult respiratory distress syndrome, adult rickets, adult T-cell lymphoma, Adult Training Centre, adumbral, adumbrate, adumbrative, adunc, ad us. ext., adust, ad utrumque paratus

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Example sentences from the Web for adumbrate

There had, in truth, scarcely yet been time enough to adumbrate the possibilities opened up by this gentleman's return.
A Laodicean|Thomas Hardy
One could adumbrate triumph or disaster by the effort, sustained or otherwise, made by them.
The Soul of Susan Yellam|Horace Annesley Vachell
But it is now time to state, or rather faintly to adumbrate, the grand assumption of this singular work.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865|Various
Feeble is human speech to deal with such high matters, serving, at the best, but dimly to adumbrate ineffable truths.
The Contemporary Review, January 1883|Various

A type is a symbol appointed by God to adumbrate something higher in the future, which is called the antitype.
Companion to the Bible|E. P. Barrows

British Dictionary definitions for adumbrate

adumbrate

/ (ˈædʌmˌbreɪt) /

verb (tr)

to outline; give a faint indication of

to foreshadow

to overshadow; obscure

Derived forms of adumbrate

adumbration, nounadumbrative (ædˈʌmbrətɪv), adjectiveadumbratively, adverb

Word Origin for adumbrate

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

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单词	adumbrate
释义	adumbrate [ a-duhm-breyt, ad-uhm-breyt ] / æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adumbrate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing. to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch. to foreshadow; prefigure. to darken or conceal partially; overshadow. Origin of adumbrate 1575–85; <Latin adumbrātus shaded (past participle of adumbrāre), equivalent to ad-ad- + umbr(a) shade, shadow + -ātus-ate¹ OTHER WORDS FROM adumbrate ad·um·bra·tion, noun Words nearby adumbrate adult respiratory distress syndrome, adult rickets, adult T-cell lymphoma, Adult Training Centre, adumbral, adumbrate, adumbrative, adunc, ad us. ext., adust, ad utrumque paratus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adumbrate There had, in truth, scarcely yet been time enough to adumbrate the possibilities opened up by this gentleman's return. A Laodicean\|Thomas Hardy One could adumbrate triumph or disaster by the effort, sustained or otherwise, made by them. The Soul of Susan Yellam\|Horace Annesley Vachell But it is now time to state, or rather faintly to adumbrate, the grand assumption of this singular work. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865\|Various Feeble is human speech to deal with such high matters, serving, at the best, but dimly to adumbrate ineffable truths. The Contemporary Review, January 1883\|Various A type is a symbol appointed by God to adumbrate something higher in the future, which is called the antitype. Companion to the Bible\|E. P. Barrows British Dictionary definitions for adumbrate adumbrate / (ˈædʌmˌbreɪt) / verb (tr) to outline; give a faint indication of to foreshadow to overshadow; obscure Derived forms of adumbrate adumbration, nounadumbrative (ædˈʌmbrətɪv), adjectiveadumbratively, adverb Word Origin for adumbrate C16: from Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adumbrate sketch, darken, outline, intimate, mist, suggest, portend, indicate, foretell, augur, obscure, obfuscate, bode, cloud
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adumbrate

verb (used with object), ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing.

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verb (tr)

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