- 1overshadow somebody/something to make someone or something seem less important or successful He had always been overshadowed by his elder sister. Domestic policy was soon overshadowed by political unrest abroad.
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- 2overshadow something to make an event less enjoyable than it should be synonym cloud News of the accident overshadowed the day's events.
- 3overshadow something to throw a shadow over something The garden is overshadowed by tall trees.
overshadow
verbNAmE//ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ//
[often passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overshadow he / she / it overshadows
past simple overshadowed
-ing form overshadowing
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