adumbrate

ad·um·brate  (dm-brt, -dm-)

tr.v. ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing, ad·um·brates

1. To give a sketchy outline of.

2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.

3. To disclose partially or guardedly.

4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.

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[Latin adumbrre, adumbrt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.]

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adum·bration n.

ad·umbra·tive (-dmbr-tv) adj.

ad·umbra·tive·ly adv.

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adumbrate [ˈædʌmˌbreɪt]

vb (tr)

1. to outline; give a faint indication of

2. to foreshadow

3. to overshadow; obscure

[from Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow]

adumbration  n

adumbrative  [ædˈʌmbrətɪv] adj

adumbratively  adv

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adumbrate - Means "to give a sketchy outline or disclose only in part; hint," and its root is Latin umbra, "shadow."

See also related terms for hint.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	adumbrate - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas" outline, sketch describe, depict, draw - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack" block out - indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"
	2.	adumbrate - give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife" intimate, insinuate hint, suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint

Translations

adumbrate [ˈædʌmbreɪt] VT (frm) → bosquejar; (= foreshadow) → presagiar, anunciar

adumbrate

vt (liter)

(= outline) theory → umreißen

(= foreshadow) coming event → ankündigen