adumbrate

[US]/ˈædəmbreɪt/
[UK]/ˈædəmbreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. foreshadow, suggest vaguely, obscure
n. foreshadowing, obscuring
Word Forms
Past Participleadumbrated
Past Tenseadumbrated
Third Person Singularadumbrates
Present Participleadumbrating

Phrases & Collocations

adumbrate a plan

adumbrate the future

adumbrate an idea

Example Sentences

Hobhouse had already adumbrated the idea of a welfare state.

the walls were only adumbrated by the meagre light.

The recent development adumbrate a world-wide revolution in computer technology.

tenors solemnly adumbrate the fate of the convicted sinner.

Lung cancer has what symptom, have adumbrate?

her happy reminiscences were adumbrated by consciousness of something else.

Real-world Examples

For one thing, as I've adumbrated, the ager publicus tended to wind up not in the government's hands, but in the hands of the conquering generals and friends of the conquering generals.

Source: The rise and fall of superpowers.

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