adumbrate
verb /ˈædəmbreɪt/, /əˈdʌmbreɪt/
/ˈædəmbreɪt/, /əˈdʌmbreɪt/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they adumbrate | /ˈædəmbreɪt/, /əˈdʌmbreɪt/ /ˈædəmbreɪt/, /əˈdʌmbreɪt/ |
| he / she / it adumbrates | /ˈædəmbreɪts/, /əˈdʌmbreɪts/ /ˈædəmbreɪts/, /əˈdʌmbreɪts/ |
| past simple adumbrated | /ˈædəmbreɪtɪd/, /əˈdʌmbreɪtɪd/ /ˈædəmbreɪtɪd/, /əˈdʌmbreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle adumbrated | /ˈædəmbreɪtɪd/, /əˈdʌmbreɪtɪd/ /ˈædəmbreɪtɪd/, /əˈdʌmbreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form adumbrating | /ˈædəmbreɪtɪŋ/, /əˈdʌmbreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈædəmbreɪtɪŋ/, /əˈdʌmbreɪtɪŋ/ |
- adumbrate something to give a general idea or description of something without details synonym outlineWord Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin adumbrat- ‘shaded’, from the verb adumbrare, from ad- ‘to’ (as an intensifier) + umbrare ‘cast a shadow’ (from umbra ‘shade’).