adumbrate

ad·um·brate

 (ăd′əm-brāt′, ə-dŭm′-)

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 adumbrāre, adumbrāt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.]

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ad′um·bra′tion n.

ad·um′bra·tive (ə-dŭm′brə-tĭv) adj.

ad·um′bra·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

[C16: from Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow]

ˌadumˈbration n

adumbrative adj

adˈumbratively adv

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ad•um•brate

(æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪt)

v.t. -brat•ed, -brat•ing.

1. to give a faint image or indication of; outline or sketch.

2. to foreshadow; prefigure, esp. in an indistinct or formless way.

3. to darken or conceal partially; overshadow.

[1575–85; < Latin adumbrātus, past participle of adumbrāre to shade, outline =ad- ad- + umbrāre to cast a shadow, derivative of umbra shadow]

ad`um•bra′tion, n.

ad•um′bra•tive, adj.

ad•um′bra•tive•ly, 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.

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adumbrate

Past participle: adumbrated
Gerund: adumbrating

Imperative

adumbrate

adumbrate

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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

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adumbrate

verb

1. To give an indication of something in advance:

augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.

2. To draw up a preliminary plan or version of:

block in (or out), draft, outline, rough in (or out), sketch.

3. To make dark or darker:

darken, shade, shadow.

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Translations

esquisser

adumbrate

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

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adumbrate

vt (liter)

(= outline) theory → umreißen

(= foreshadow) coming event → ankündigen

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