adumbrate

Meaning

1. To foreshadow vaguely.
2. To give a vague outline.
3. To obscure or overshadow.

Synonyms

outline

sketch

insinuate

summarize

intimate

gestate

give an account

inform

overshadow

plan

presage

report

say

🗣️

shadow

silhouette

tattle

tell

line out

rough in

rough out

abbreviate

block in

chalk out

delineate

draught

forebode

Translations

esquisser

bosquejar

angeben

schetsen

skizzieren

dar a entender

aankondigen

anıştırmak

abbozzare

accennare

σκιαγραφώ

ébaucher

andeuten

schizzare

gölgeleme

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adumbrātus (“represented in outline”), from adumbrāre (“cast a shadow on”), from umbra (“shadow”).