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[
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uhm
-breyt
]
ob·um·brate
/
ɒbˈʌm
breɪt
/
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[
ob-
uhm
-breyt
]
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verb,
-brat·ed,
-brat·ing,
adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to darken, overshadow, or cloud.
adjective
2.
Obsolete
.
overshadowed, darkened.
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
to flee; abscond:
to run away hurriedly; flee.
to flee; abscond:
to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to bark; yelp.
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Origin:
1505–15;
<
obumbrātus,
past participle of
obumbrāre;
see
obumbrant
,
-ate
1
Related forms
ob·um·bra·tion,
noun
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