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Synonyms
ad·um·brate (ăd́əm-brāt́, ə-dŭḿ-)

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

transitive verb: -brat·ed, -brat·ing, -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.

derivatives

ad́um·brátion
noun
ad·uḿbra·tive
adjective
ad·uḿbra·tive·ly
adverb