adumbrate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin adumbrātus (“represented in outline”), from adumbrāre (“cast a shadow on”), from umbra (“shadow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt/ === Verb === adumbrate (third-person singular simple present adumbrates, present participle adumbrating, simple past and past participle adumbrated) (transitive) To foreshadow vaguely. (transitive) To give a vague outline. (transitive) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) To obscure or overshadow. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== See umbra#Derived_terms ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.dʊmˈbraː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.dumˈbraː.te] === Verb === adumbrāte second-person plural present active imperative of adumbrō