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ob⋅um⋅brate
/
ɒbˈʌm
breɪt
/
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[
ob-
uhm
-breyt
]
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verb,
-brat⋅ed,
-brat⋅ing,
adjective
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–verb (used with object)
1.
to darken, overshadow, or cloud.
–adjective
2.
Obsolete
.
overshadowed, darkened.
Origin:
1505–15;
<
obumbrātus,
ptp. of
obumbrāre,;
see
obumbrant
,
-ate
1
Related forms:
ob⋅um⋅bra⋅tion,
noun
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[ob-uhm-breyt] 
verb, -brat⋅ed, -brat⋅ing, adjective 
breɪt