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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.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.adumbrate - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
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"
hint, suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint
Translations
adumbrate [ˈædʌmbreɪt] VT (frm) → bosquejar; (= foreshadow) → presagiar, anunciar
adumbrate
vt (liter)
(= outline) theoryumreißen
(= foreshadow) coming eventankündigen


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