adumbrate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈædʌmˌbreɪt/

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Verb

Plain form adumbrate

Third-person singular adumbrates

Past tense adumbrated

Past participle adumbrated

Present participle adumbrating

1. If you adumbrate an idea, you give a vague outline of it.
2. If you adumbrate, you foreshadow a future event in a vague way.