adumbrate

ad·um·brate

A0101400 (ăd′əm-brāt′, ə-dŭm′-)tr.v. ad·um·brat·ed, ad·um·brat·ing, ad·um·brates 1. To give a sketchy outline of.2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.3. To disclose partially or guardedly.4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.

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[Latin adumbrāre, adumbrāt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.]

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ad′um·bra′tion n.ad·um′bra·tive (ə-dŭm′brə-tĭv) adj.ad·um′bra·tive·ly adv.

adumbrate

(ˈædʌmˌbreɪt) vb (tr) 1. to outline; give a faint indication of2. to foreshadow3. to overshadow; obscure[C16: from Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow] ˌadumˈbration n adumbrative adj adˈumbratively adv

ad•um•brate

(æˈdʌm breɪt, ˈæd əmˌbreɪt)

v.t. -brat•ed, -brat•ing. 1. to give a faint image or indication of; outline or sketch. 2. to foreshadow; prefigure, esp. in an indistinct or formless way. 3. to darken or conceal partially; overshadow. [1575–85; < Latin adumbrātus, past participle of adumbrāre to shade, outline =ad- ad- + umbrāre to cast a shadow, derivative of umbra shadow] ad`um•bra′tion, n. ad•um′bra•tive, adj. ad•um′bra•tive•ly, adv.

adumbrate

- Means "to give a sketchy outline or disclose only in part; hint," and its root is Latin umbra, "shadow."See also related terms for hint.

adumbrate

Past participle: adumbrated
Gerund: adumbrating

Imperative
adumbrate
adumbrate

Present
I adumbrate
you adumbrate
he/she/it adumbrates
we adumbrate
you adumbrate
they adumbrate

Preterite
I adumbrated
you adumbrated
he/she/it adumbrated
we adumbrated
you adumbrated
they adumbrated

Present Continuous
I am adumbrating
you are adumbrating
he/she/it is adumbrating
we are adumbrating
you are adumbrating
they are adumbrating

Present Perfect
I have adumbrated
you have adumbrated
he/she/it has adumbrated
we have adumbrated
you have adumbrated
they have adumbrated

Past Continuous
I was adumbrating
you were adumbrating
he/she/it was adumbrating
we were adumbrating
you were adumbrating
they were adumbrating

Past Perfect
I had adumbrated
you had adumbrated
he/she/it had adumbrated
we had adumbrated
you had adumbrated
they had adumbrated

Future
I will adumbrate
you will adumbrate
he/she/it will adumbrate
we will adumbrate
you will adumbrate
they will adumbrate

Future Perfect
I will have adumbrated
you will have adumbrated
he/she/it will have adumbrated
we will have adumbrated
you will have adumbrated
they will have adumbrated

Future Continuous
I will be adumbrating
you will be adumbrating
he/she/it will be adumbrating
we will be adumbrating
you will be adumbrating
they will be adumbrating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been adumbrating
you have been adumbrating
he/she/it has been adumbrating
we have been adumbrating
you have been adumbrating
they have been adumbrating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been adumbrating
you will have been adumbrating
he/she/it will have been adumbrating
we will have been adumbrating
you will have been adumbrating
they will have been adumbrating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been adumbrating
you had been adumbrating
he/she/it had been adumbrating
we had been adumbrating
you had been adumbrating
they had been adumbrating

Conditional
I would adumbrate
you would adumbrate
he/she/it would adumbrate
we would adumbrate
you would adumbrate
they would adumbrate

Past Conditional
I would have adumbrated
you would have adumbrated
he/she/it would have adumbrated
we would have adumbrated
you would have adumbrated
they would have adumbrated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	adumbrate - describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"outline, sketchdescribe, depict, draw - give a description of; "He drew an elaborate plan of attack"block out - indicate roughly; "We sketched out our plan"
	2.	adumbrate - give to understand; "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"intimate, insinuatehint, suggest - drop a hint; intimate by a hint

adumbrate

verb1. To give an indication of something in advance:augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate.2. To draw up a preliminary plan or version of:block in (or out), draft, outline, rough in (or out), sketch.3. To make dark or darker:darken, shade, shadow.

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