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adumbrate (verb)

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  • adumbrate — ► VERB formal 1) give a faint or general idea of. 2) foreshadow. DERIVATIVES adumbration noun. ORIGIN Latin adumbrare shade, overshadow …   English terms dictionary

  • adumbrate — verb a) To foreshadow vaguely. b) To give a vague outline …   Wiktionary

  • adumbrate — verb (T) formal to suggest or describe something in an incomplete way adumbration noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • adumbrate — UK [ˈædʌmˌbreɪt] / US [ˈædəmˌbreɪt] / US [əˈdʌmˌbreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms adumbrate : present tense I/you/we/they adumbrate he/she/it adumbrates present participle adumbrating past tense adumbrated past participle adumbrated formal to… …   English dictionary

  • adumbrate — transitive verb ( brated; brating) Etymology: Latin adumbratus, past participle of adumbrare, from ad + umbra shadow more at umbrage Date: 1581 1. to foreshadow vaguely ; intimate 2. to sugge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • adumbrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. foreshadow (See prediction). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To give an indication of something in advance: augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure,… …   English dictionary for students

  • adumbrate — [ adʌmbreɪt] verb formal 1》 give a faint or general idea of.     ↘foreshadow. 2》 overshadow. Derivatives adumbration noun adumbrative adjective Origin C16: from L. adumbrat , adumbrare, from ad to (as an intensifier) + umbrare cast a shadow …   English new terms dictionary

  • adumbrate — /ˈædəmbreɪt / (say aduhmbrayt) verb (t) (adumbrated, adumbrating) 1. to give a faint shadow or resemblance of; outline or shadow forth. 2. to foreshadow; prefigure. 3. to darken or conceal partially; overshadow. {Latin adumbrātus, past participle …  

  • block out — verb 1. plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑lay out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. prevent from entering block out the strong… …   Useful english dictionary

  • adumbration — adumbrate ► VERB formal 1) give a faint or general idea of. 2) foreshadow. DERIVATIVES adumbration noun. ORIGIN Latin adumbrare shade, overshadow …   English terms dictionary

  • equivocate — verb /ɪˈkwɪvəˌkeɪt/ a) To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to express ones opinions in terms which admit of different senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the… …   Wiktionary

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