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overshadow
o·ver·shad·ow O0192400 (ō′vər-shăd′ō)tr.v. o·ver·shad·owed, o·ver·shad·ow·ing, o·ver·shad·ows 1. To cast a shadow over; darken or obscure.2. To make insignificant by comparison; dominate.overshadow (ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ) vb (tr) 1. to render insignificant or less important in comparison2. to cast a shadow or gloom overo•ver•shad•ow (ˌoʊ vərˈʃæd oʊ)
v.t. 1. to exceed in importance or significance. 2. to cast a shadow over. [before 900] overshadow
Past participle: overshadowed
Gerund: overshadowing
| Imperative |
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| overshadow | | overshadow |
| Present |
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| I overshadow | | you overshadow | | he/she/it overshadows | | we overshadow | | you overshadow | | they overshadow |
| Preterite |
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| I overshadowed | | you overshadowed | | he/she/it overshadowed | | we overshadowed | | you overshadowed | | they overshadowed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overshadowing | | you are overshadowing | | he/she/it is overshadowing | | we are overshadowing | | you are overshadowing | | they are overshadowing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overshadowed | | you have overshadowed | | he/she/it has overshadowed | | we have overshadowed | | you have overshadowed | | they have overshadowed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overshadowing | | you were overshadowing | | he/she/it was overshadowing | | we were overshadowing | | you were overshadowing | | they were overshadowing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overshadowed | | you had overshadowed | | he/she/it had overshadowed | | we had overshadowed | | you had overshadowed | | they had overshadowed |
| Future |
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| I will overshadow | | you will overshadow | | he/she/it will overshadow | | we will overshadow | | you will overshadow | | they will overshadow |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overshadowed | | you will have overshadowed | | he/she/it will have overshadowed | | we will have overshadowed | | you will have overshadowed | | they will have overshadowed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overshadowing | | you will be overshadowing | | he/she/it will be overshadowing | | we will be overshadowing | | you will be overshadowing | | they will be overshadowing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overshadowing | | you have been overshadowing | | he/she/it has been overshadowing | | we have been overshadowing | | you have been overshadowing | | they have been overshadowing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overshadowing | | you will have been overshadowing | | he/she/it will have been overshadowing | | we will have been overshadowing | | you will have been overshadowing | | they will have been overshadowing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overshadowing | | you had been overshadowing | | he/she/it had been overshadowing | | we had been overshadowing | | you had been overshadowing | | they had been overshadowing |
| Conditional |
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| I would overshadow | | you would overshadow | | he/she/it would overshadow | | we would overshadow | | you would overshadow | | they would overshadow |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overshadowed | | you would have overshadowed | | he/she/it would have overshadowed | | we would have overshadowed | | you would have overshadowed | | they would have overshadowed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | overshadow - be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"eclipse, dominatebulk large, brood, loom, hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" | | 2. | overshadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"dwarf, shadowovertop, overlook, command, dominate - look down on; "The villa dominates the town" | | 3. | overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"occult, eclipse - cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies" |
overshadowverb1. spoil, ruin, mar, wreck, scar, blight, mess up, take the edge off, put a damper on, cast a gloom upon, take the pleasure or enjoyment out of Her mother's illness overshadowed her childhood.2. outshine, eclipse, surpass, dwarf, rise above, upstage, outclass, take precedence over, be superior to, tower above, be head and shoulders above, steal the limelight from, leave or put in the shade, render insignificant by comparison, throw into the shade I'm sorry to say that she overshadowed her less attractive sister.3. shade, cloud, eclipse, darken, overcast, adumbrate one of the towers that overshadow the squareovershadowverbTo make dim or indistinct:becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, shadow.Translationsovershadow (əuvəˈʃadou) verb to make less important especially by being much better than. With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister. 使相形見絀，使......失色 使相形见绌，使......失色 overshadow
Related to overshadow: deterioratingSynonyms for overshadowverb spoilSynonyms- spoil
- ruin
- mar
- wreck
- scar
- blight
- mess up
- take the edge off
- put a damper on
- cast a gloom upon
- take the pleasure or enjoyment out of
verb outshineSynonyms- outshine
- eclipse
- surpass
- dwarf
- rise above
- upstage
- outclass
- take precedence over
- be superior to
- tower above
- be head and shoulders above
- steal the limelight from
- leave or put in the shade
- render insignificant by comparison
- throw into the shade
verb shadeSynonyms- shade
- cloud
- eclipse
- darken
- overcast
- adumbrate
Synonyms for overshadowverb to make dim or indistinctSynonyms- becloud
- bedim
- befog
- blear
- blur
- cloud
- dim
- dull
- eclipse
- fog
- gloom
- mist
- obfuscate
- obscure
- overcast
- shadow
Synonyms for overshadowverb be greater in significance thanSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make appear small by comparisonSynonymsRelated Words- overtop
- overlook
- command
- dominate
verb cast a shadow uponRelated Words- becloud
- befog
- fog
- haze over
- obnubilate
- obscure
- mist
- cloud
- occult
- eclipse
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