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eclipsed

Variant of eclipse

noun

  1. the partial or total obscuring of one celestial body by another, esp. of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth (called ), or of the moon when the earth's shadow is cast upon it (called )
  2. any overshadowing or cutting off of light
  3. a dimming or extinction, as of fame or glory

transitive verb eclipsed, eclipsing

  1. to cause an eclipse of; darken or obscure
  2. to make seem less brilliant, famous, etc. by being even more so; overshadow; outshine; surpass

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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