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adumbrated
Variant of adumbrate
transitive verb adumbrated, adumbrating
- to outline in a shadowy way; sketch
- to suggest beforehand; foreshadow in a vague way
- to obscure; overshadow
Related Forms:
- adumbration noun
- adumbrative adjective
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