Overshade

Overshade
Overshade \O`ver*shade`\, v. t. [AS. ofersceadwian. See {Over}, and {Shade}, and cf. {Overshadow}.] To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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  • overshade — /oh veuhr shayd /, v.t., overshaded, overshading. 1. to cast shade over. 2. to make dark or gloomy. [1580 90; OVER + SHADE] * * * …   Universalium

  • overshade — verb To cast a shadow over, to overshadow. as a veil, / Waved and oershading her wan cheek, appears / Her streaming hair [...] …   Wiktionary

  • overshade — /oʊvəˈʃeɪd/ (say ohvuh shayd) verb (t) (overshaded, overshading) 1. to cast a shade over. 2. to make dark or gloomy …  

  • overshade — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to cover with shade : overshadow …   Useful english dictionary

  • Overshadow — O ver*shad ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. [1913 Webster] There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overshadowed — Overshadow O ver*shad ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. [1913 Webster] There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overshadowing — Overshadow O ver*shad ow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ] 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. [1913 Webster] There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • overshadow — v. a. 1. Overshade, overcloud. 2. Shelter, protect, cover, hover over …   New dictionary of synonyms

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