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Definition of adumbrate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

adumbrate

verb

NAmE//ˈædəmˌbreɪt//

, NAmE//əˈdʌmbreɪt//

adumbrate something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they adumbrate

he / she / it adumbrates

past simple adumbrated

-ing form adumbrating

to give a general idea or description of something without details synonym outline

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