obumbrate

ob·um·brate

[ob-uhm-breyt] verb, ob·um·brat·ed, ob·um·brat·ing, adjective
verb (used with object)
1.
to darken, overshadow, or cloud.
adjective
2.
Obsolete. overshadowed, darkened.

Origin:
1505–15; < obumbrātus, past participle of obumbrāre; see obumbrant, -ate1

ob·um·bra·tion, noun
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