obumbrate

  • 1Obumbrate — Ob*um brate, v. t. [L. obumbratus, p. p. of obumbrare to overshadow, cloud; ob + umbrare to shade.] To shade; to darken; to cloud. [R.] Howell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2obumbrate — index obfuscate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3obumbrate — adj. [L. obumbrare, to over shadow] Overhanging, or partially concealing …

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  • 4obumbrate — obumbration, n. /ob um brayt/, v., obumbrated, obumbrating, adj. v.t. 1. to darken, overshadow, or cloud. adj. 2. Obs. overshadowed, darkened. [1505 15; < obumbratus, ptp. of obumbrare,; see OBUMBRANT, ATE1] * * * …

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  • 5obumbrate —   a. obsolete darkened; hidden under a projection.    ♦ obumbrant, a. over hanging …

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  • 6obumbrate — …

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  • 7Darkness — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Darkness &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 darkness darkness &c. &GT;Adj. Sgm: N 1 blackness blackness &c.(dark color) 431 Sgm: N 1 obscurity obscurity gloom murk Sgm: N 1 dusk dusk …

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  • 8obfuscate — I verb addle, adumbrate, baffle, becloud, bedim, befuddle, begloom, bemist, bewilder, blacken, blind, blur, cloak, cloud, complicate, conceal, confound, confuse, cover, curtain, darken, daze, dim, disconcert, disturb, dull, eclipse, fluster, fog …

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  • 9becloud — Synonyms and related words: addle, addle the wits, ball up, bedarken, bedazzle, bedim, befog, befuddle, begloom, bemist, bewilder, black, black out, blacken, blanket, blind, block the light, blot out, blur, bother, brown, bug, camouflage, cast a&#8230; …

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  • 10black out — Synonyms and related words: annul, becloud, bedarken, bedim, begloom, black, blacken, block the light, blot out, brown, cancel, cast a shadow, censor, cloud, cloud over, crap out, darken, darken over, delete, dim, dim out, drop, eclipse, efface,&#8230; …

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