adumbrate

  • 21adumbrate — ad•um•brate [[t]æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪt[/t]] 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 • …

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  • 22adumbrate — /ˈædəmbreɪt / (say aduhmbrayt) verb (t) (adumbrated, adumbrating) 1. to give a faint shadow or resemblance of; outline or shadow forth. 2. to foreshadow; prefigure. 3. to darken or conceal partially; overshadow. {Latin adumbrātus, past participle …

  • 23adumbrate —   v.t. shadow forth; outline; sketch out.    ♦ adumbrative, a.    ♦ adumbration, n …

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  • 24adumbrate — see UMBRAGE …

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  • 25adumbrate — v.tr. 1 indicate faintly. 2 represent in outline. 3 foreshadow, typify. 4 overshadow. Derivatives: adumbration n. adumbrative adj. Etymology: L adumbrare (as AD , umbrare f. umbra shade) …

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  • 26adumbration — adumbrate ► VERB formal 1) give a faint or general idea of. 2) foreshadow. DERIVATIVES adumbration noun. ORIGIN Latin adumbrare shade, overshadow …

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  • 27foretell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. presage, portend; forecast, prognosticate, predict. See prediction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. predict, prophesy, prognosticate, divine, foresee, announce in advance, forecast, soothsay, tell fortunes …

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  • 28shade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shadiness, shadow, umbrage, gloom, gloaming, dimness, darkness; obscurity; duskiness; shading, tone; curtain, veil, film, haziness, haze, misti[ness], cloudiness; color, hue, tint; nuance, degree;… …

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  • 29shadow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. umbra, silhouette, shade; spy, follower; reflection; shelter, protection; trace, suggestion; ghost, tail (sl.); See accompaniment, imagination. v. t. overcast, darken, shade; foreshadow, adumbrate;… …

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  • 30Representation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Representation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 representation representation representment Sgm: N 1 imitation imitation &c. 19 Sgm: N 1 illustration illustration delineation depictment Sgm: N 1 imagery imagery …

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