overshadow

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/
• (America) IPA: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/

Verb

overshadow (overshadows, present participle overshadowing; past and past participle overshadowed)

1. (transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
2. (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
3. (transitive) To shelter or protect.

Synonyms

• (dominate) eclipse, outshadow, outshine, outdo, put to shame, upstage, surpass, outmatch, outstrip, dwarf

Translations

• French: ombrager
• German: überschatten
• Russian: затмева́ть
• Spanish: asombrar (uncommon), ensombrecer

Translations

• French: éclipser (la gloire, une personne)
• German: überschatten
• Portuguese: eclipsar, ofuscar
• Russian: затмева́ть
• Spanish: eclipsar persona, éxito, deslucir ocasión, opacar

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