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adumbrationenUK
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. [Latin adumbrāre, adumbrāt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.] ad′um·bra′tion n.ad·um′bra·tive (ə-dŭm′brə-tĭv) adj.ad·um′bra·tive·ly adv.adumbrationa sketchy representation of something.See also: RepresentationThesaurusNoun | 1. | adumbration - the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehandforeshadowing, prefigurationprediction, anticipation, prevision - the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future) | | 2. | adumbration - a sketchy or imperfect or faint representationrepresentation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | TranslationsadumbrationenUK Related to adumbration: aggrandizementSynonyms for adumbrationnoun the act of providing vague advance indicationsSynonyms- foreshadowing
- prefiguration
Related Words- prediction
- anticipation
- prevision
noun a sketchy or imperfect or faint representationRelated Words |