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Adumbrate Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Adumbrate has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

"sketch the outline of the book"

"outline his ideas"

2

give to understand

"I insinuated that I did not like his wife"

3

To foreshadow vaguely.

Example Sentences
"sketch the outline of the book" verb
"outline his ideas" verb
"I insinuated that I did not like his wife" verb
See Also
vague adumbrates adumbrating obscure outline adumbrateth overshadow foreshadow
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
describe hint
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
block out
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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