overshadow
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/ verb B2- To obscure something by casting a shadow.
- To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
- To shelter or protect.
He/she/it overshadows · Past overshadowed · Past participle overshadowed · -ing form overshadowing
Verb forms
- Base form
- overshadow
- He/she/it
- overshadows
- Past
- overshadowed
- Past participle
- overshadowed
- -ing form
- overshadowing
From the library
The iron box was there—no one had touched it—under a beautiful fig-tree my father had planted the day I was born, which overshadowed the spot.
“Because tomorrow, Haydée, you will be free; you will then assume your proper position in society, for I will not allow my destiny to overshadow yours.
However, do not allow the majestic weight of antiquity to overshadow the vibrant, pulsating reality of the contemporary neighborhood around you.
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