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Overshadow Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overshadow has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

be greater in significance than

"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

2

make appear small by comparison

"This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

3

cast a shadow upon

"The tall tree overshadowed the house"

4

To obscure something by casting a shadow.

Example Sentences
"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" verb
"This year's debt dwarfs that of last year" verb
"The tall tree overshadowed the house" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
brood dominate obscure
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
eclipse
Rhyming Words
dow endow widow mcdow padow meadow window shadow sandow landow siddow kiddow maddow caddow reendow rowdydow unwindow disendow unshadow enshadow
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