overshadow
Meaning
- (transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
- (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
- (transitive) To shelter or protect.
Synonyms
be at the head of
shade off
screen from
hide from sight
screen off
Translations
éclipser
überschatten
ombreggiare
eclipsar
επισκιάζω
eclipsar
küçültmekPronounced as (IPA)
/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English overschadwen, overschadewe, from Old English ofersċeadwian (“to overshadow”), equivalent to over- + shadow. Compare with West Frisian oerskaduwe (“to overshadow”), Dutch overschaduwen (“to overshadow”), German überschatten (“to overshadow”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufarskadwjan, “to overshadow”), and more distantly, Old Norse yfirskyggja (“to overshadow”), Danish overskygge (“to overshadow”), Swedish överskugga (“to overshadow”), Old English ofersċūwan (“to overshadow”).
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