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adumbrate
ad·um·brate
[
áddəm bràyt,
ə dúm bràyt
]
(
past and past participle
ad·um·brat·ed
,
present participle
ad·um·brat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
ad·um·brates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
sketchily indicate something:
to give an incomplete or faint outline or indication of something
2.
foreshadow something:
to give a vague indication or warning of something to come
[
Late 16th century. < Latin
adumbrat-
, past participle of
adumbrare
"overshadow" <
umbra
"shade"
]
ad·um·bra·tion
[
àddəm bráysh'n
]
noun
ad·um·bra·tive
[
áddəm bràytiv,
ə dúmbrətiv
]
adjective
ad·um·bra·tive·ly
[
ad úmbrətivlee
]
adverb
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ad·um·bra·tion [ àddəm bráysh'n ] nounad·um·bra·tive [ áddəm bràytiv, ə dúmbrətiv ] adjectivead·um·bra·tive·ly [ ad úmbrətivlee ] adverb
