| 单词 | obumbrate |
| 释义 | Definition of obumbrate in English:obumbrateverb ɒˈbʌmbreɪtəˈbʌmbreɪt rare
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in Pylgrimage of Perfection. From classical Latin obumbrāt-, past participial stem of obumbrāre to overshadow, to shade, to darken, to obscure, in post-classical Latin also to prefigure, foreshadow from ob- + umbrāre. Compare earlier obumbrate, and later adumbrate, umbrate. Definition of obumbrate in US English:obumbrateverb rare
OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in Pylgrimage of Perfection. From classical Latin obumbrāt-, past participial stem of obumbrāre to overshadow, to shade, to darken, to obscure, in post-classical Latin also to prefigure, foreshadow from ob- + umbrāre. Compare earlier obumbrate, and later adumbrate, umbrate. |
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