Overshadow

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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              There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix.


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     2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence; to be viewed as
        more important than. --Milton.
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     3. To cause to be sad or disappointing; to cast a sad shadow
        on; as, an accidental death overshadowed the joy of the
        festival.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  overshadow
       v 1: exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows
            our lives right now" [syn: {eclipse}]
       2: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarves
          that of last year" [syn: {shadow}, {dwarf}]
       3: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house";
          "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  82 Moby Thesaurus words for "overshadow":
     adumbrate, becloud, bedarken, bedim, befog, begloom, bemist,
     bestraddle, bestride, black, black out, blacken, blight,
     block the light, blot out, brown, cast a shadow, clabber up, clear,
     cloud, cloud over, cloud up, command, cover, curtain, darken,
     darken over, dim, dim out, diminish, dominate, draw the curtains,
     dwarf, eclipse, encloud, encompass with shadow, enmist, excel,
     extinguish, fake out, fog, gloom, haze, impair, look down upon,
     mar, minimize, mist, murk, nubilate, obfuscate, obnubilate,
     obscure, obumbrate, occult, occultate, outshine, outtop, overarch,
     overcast, overcloud, overlook, oversmoke, overtop, put down,
     put to shame, rise above, ruin, screen, shade, shadow, show up,
     shutter, smog, smoke, somber, spoil, surmount, top, tower above,
     tower over, veil