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adumbrate

Adumbrate means to suggest beforehand or to vaguely foreshadow. (verb)

An example of adumbrate is to introduce minor clues into the text of a murder mystery novel.

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See adumbrate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See adumbrate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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