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

schetsen

bosquejar

angeben

skizzieren

schizzare

accennare

aankondigen

ébaucher

andeuten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt/

Etymology

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