- 1[often passive] eclipse something (of the moon, the earth, etc.) to cause an eclipse
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- 2eclipse somebody/something to make someone or something seem dull or unimportant by comparison synonym outshine synonym overshadow Though a talented player, he was completely eclipsed by his brother.
eclipse
verbNAmE//ɪˈklɪps//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they eclipse he / she / it eclipses
past simple eclipsed
-ing form eclipsing
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