overshadow
11overshadow — overshadower, n. overshadowingly, adv. /oh veuhr shad oh/, v.t. 1. to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother. 2. to cast a shadow over; cover with shadows, clouds, darkness, etc.; darken or obscure:… …
12overshadow — verb /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ,ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ a) To obscure something by casting a shadow. b) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant …
13overshadow — Synonyms and related words: adumbrate, becloud, bedarken, bedim, befog, begloom, bemist, bestraddle, bestride, black, black out, blacken, blight, block the light, blot out, brown, cast a shadow, clabber up, clear, cloud, cloud over, cloud up,… …
14overshadow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. eclipse, show up (inf.). See superiority. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dominate] Syn. manage, tower above, rule; see command 2 , dominate , govern . 2. [To shade] Syn. shadow, dim, cloud; see shade 2 …
15overshadow — o|ver|shad|ow [ ,ouvər ʃædou ] verb transitive 1. ) usually passive to be a negative feature or influence that spoils something: The game was overshadowed by violence. 2. ) to make someone or something seem less important compared to someone or… …
16overshadow — v. obscure; cause to be shadowed; make less important …
17overshadow — verb 1》 tower above and cast a shadow over. 2》 cast gloom over. 3》 appear more prominent or important than. ↘be more impressive or successful than. Origin OE ofersceadwian …
18overshadow — v. a. 1. Overshade, overcloud. 2. Shelter, protect, cover, hover over …
19overshadow — verb (T) 1 to make someone or something else seem less important: Her success has been overshadowed by her fears for her daughter, Maggie. 2 if a tall building, mountain etc overshadows a place, it is very close to it: a dark valley overshadowed… …
20overshadow — verb 1) a massive hill overshadows the town Syn: cast a shadow over, shade, darken, conceal, obscure, screen; dominate, overlook 2) this feeling of tragedy overshadowed his story Syn: cast gloom over, blight, take t …
