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adumbrate
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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.
[Latin adumbrre, adumbrt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.]
adum·bration n.
ad·umbra·tive (-dmbr-tv) adj.
ad·umbra·tive·ly adv.
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Verb1.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
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