overshadow

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English overschadwen, overschadewe, from Old English ofersċeadwian (“to overshadow”), equivalent to over- +‎ shadow. Compare with West Frisian oerskaduwe (“to overshadow”), Dutch overschaduwen (“to overshadow”), German überschatten (“to overshadow”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufarskadwjan, “to overshadow”), and more distantly, Old Norse yfirskyggja (“to overshadow”), Danish overskygge (“to overshadow”), Swedish överskugga (“to overshadow”), Old English ofersċūwan (“to overshadow”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ Rhymes: -ædəʊ === Verb === overshadow (third-person singular simple present overshadows, present participle overshadowing, simple past and past participle overshadowed) (transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow. (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant. (transitive) To shelter or protect. ==== Synonyms ==== (dominate): eclipse, outshadow, outshine, outdo, put to shame, upstage, surpass, outmatch, outstrip, dwarf ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====