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adumbrate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'adumbrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adumbrate [ v. t.]
- To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline; to shadow forth.
- To overshadow; to shade.

Meaning of 'adumbrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adumbrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give to understand
Example in sentence:
  • I insinuated that I did not like his wife
Meaning (2):
- describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
Example in sentence:
  • outline his ideas;
  • sketch the outline of the book

Nearby Words:

adularia adulate adulation adulator adulatory adulatress adult adulter adulterant adulterate

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