Meaning of OVERSHADOW
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'shadow
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- [v] cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"; "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
- [v] cast a shadow
- [v] exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now"
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| | Synonyms: | | dwarf, eclipse, shadow |
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| | See Also: | | becloud, befog, cloud, command, dominate, eclipse, excel, fog, haze over, mist, obscure, occult, overlook, overtop, stand out, surpass | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`ver*shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ]
1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.
There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix.
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2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. --Milton.
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| | Related Terms: | | adumbrate, becloud, bedarken, bedim, befog, begloom, bemist, bestraddle, bestride, black, black out, blacken, blight, block the light, blot out, brown, cast a shadow, clabber up, clear, cloud, cloud over, cloud up, command, cover, curtain, darken, darken over, dim, dim out, diminish, dominate, draw the curtains, dwarf, eclipse, encloud, encompass with shadow, enmist, excel, extinguish, fake out, fog, gloom, haze, impair, look down upon, mar, minimize, mist, murk, nubilate, obfuscate, obnubilate, obscure, obumbrate, occult, occultate, outshine, outtop, overarch, overcast, overcloud, overlook, oversmoke, overtop, put down, put to shame, rise above, ruin, screen, shade, shadow, show up, shutter, smog, smoke, somber, spoil, surmount, top, tower above, tower over, veil |
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