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overshadow

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o·ver·shad·ow  (vr-shd)
tr.v. o·ver·shad·owed, o·ver·shad·ow·ing, o·ver·shad·ows
1. To cast a shadow over; darken or obscure.
2. To make insignificant by comparison; dominate.

overshadow [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ]
vb (tr)
1. to render insignificant or less important in comparison
2. to cast a shadow or gloom over
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overshadow - be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
bulk large, brood, loom, hover - hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
2.overshadow - make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"
overtop, overlook, command, dominate - look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
3.overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
becloud, befog, fog, haze over, obnubilate, obscure, mist, cloud - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
occult, eclipse - cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"

overshadow
verb
1. spoil, ruin, mar, wreck, scar, blight, mess up, take the edge off, put a damper on, cast a gloom upon, take the pleasure or enjoyment out of Her mother's illness overshadowed her childhood.
2. outshine, eclipse, surpass, dwarf, rise above, upstage, outclass, take precedence over, be superior to, tower above, be head and shoulders above, steal the limelight from, leave or put in the shade, render insignificant by comparison, throw into the shade I'm sorry to say that she overshadowed her less attractive sister.
3. shade, cloud, eclipse, darken, overcast, adumbrate one of the towers that overshadow the square
Translations
overshadow [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ] VT
1. (lit) → hacer sombra a
2. (fig) → eclipsar
it was overshadowed by greater eventsfue eclipsado por sucesos de mayor trascendencia
the event was overshadowed by his deathsu muerte ensombreció el acontecimiento

overshadow [ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊ] vt
(= cloud) [+ event, feeling] → assombrir
[+ person] → éclipser
to be overshadowed by sb/sth → être éclipsé par qn/qch
She is overshadowed by her younger sister → Elle est éclipsée par sa sœur cadette.
[+ place, building] → projeter son ombre sur
the tower that overshadows the square → la tour qui projette son ombre sur le square
to be overshadowed by trees → être dans l'ombre des arbres

overshadow [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ] vt (fig) → eclissare
overshadow [ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ] vt (fig) → eclissare

overshadow
v overshadow [əuvəˈʃadou]
to make less important especially by being much better than With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister. oorskadu يَتَفَوَّق على، يُلْقي ظِلاّ على засенчвам zastínit overskygge in den Schatten stellen επισκιάζω hacer sombra, eclipsar varjutama تحت الشعاع قرار دادن؛ کم اهمیت کردن jättää varjoon éclipser לְהַאֲפִיל על- ज्यादा अच्छा प्रदर्शन कर किसी चीज का महत्व घटा देना zasjeniti háttérbe szorít mengungguli skyggja á offuscare, mettere in ombra 見劣りさせる …을 볼품 없게 보이게 하다 nustelbti, užtemdyti aizēnot membayangi overschaduwen overskygge zaćmić fazer sombra a a eclipsa затмевать zatieniť zasenčiti zaseniti överskugga ทำให้ลดความสำคัญลง gölgede bırakmak 使相形見絀,使......失色 затьмарювати ماند کردينا làm lu mờ 使绌,使......


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How many generations of the majestic trees which overshadow them have grown and flourished and decayed since first they were erected!
They were warlike little nations and defied, in those days, governments that overshadow them now as mountains overshadow molehills.
On its extreme end an oak stretched forward, as if to overshadow with its branches a spot which its roots were forbidden to enter.
 
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