Overshadow Definition

ōvər-shădō
overshadowed, overshadows
verb
overshadowed, overshadows
To cast a shadow over.
Webster's New World
To darken; obscure.
Webster's New World
To be, by comparison, more significant or important than.
Webster's New World

To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.

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Origin of Overshadow

  • Old English ofersceadwian, from ofer- (“over-") + sceadwian (“cover with shade"), a calque of Latin obumbrō, from ob (“over") + umbrō (“shade"). Compare Dutch overschaduwen, German überschatten.

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