Adumbrate Definition
ădəm-brāt, ə-dŭm-
adumbrated, adumbrates, adumbrating
verb
adumbrated, adumbrates, adumbrating
To give a sketchy outline of.
American Heritage
To outline in a shadowy way; sketch.
Webster's New World
To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
American Heritage
To suggest beforehand; foreshadow in a vague way.
Webster's New World
To disclose partially or guardedly.
American Heritage
Origin of Adumbrate
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Latin adumbrātus "represented in outline", from adumbrāre "cast a shadow on", from umbra "shadow".
From Wiktionary
Latin adumbrāre adumbrāt- to represent in outline ad- ad- umbra shadow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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