Adumbrate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To give a sketchy outline of.
  • v. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
  • v. To disclose partially or guardedly.
  • v. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To foreshadow vaguely.
  • v. To give a vague outline.
  • v. To obscure or overshadow.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.
  • v. To overshadow; to shade.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To overshadow; partially darken or conceal.
  • Figuratively, to give a faint shadow or resemblance of; outline or shadow forth; foreshadow; prefigure.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
  • v. give to understand
    • Verb Form
    adumbrated    adumbrates    adumbrating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hint    suggest   
    Form
    adumbrative    adumbration    adumbrant   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    outline    overshadow    shade   
     
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