Overshadowed

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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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