adumbrate: Meaning and Definition of
ad•um•brate
Pronunciation: (a-dum'brāt, ad'um-brāt"), [key]
— -brat•ed, -brat•ing.
- to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- to foreshadow; prefigure.
- to darken or conceal partially; overshadow.
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