overshadow
verb/ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/
/ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊ/
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they overshadow | /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊ/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊ/ |
| he / she / it overshadows | /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊz/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊz/ |
| past simple overshadowed | /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊd/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊd/ |
| past participle overshadowed | /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊd/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊd/ |
| -ing form overshadowing | /ˌəʊvəˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ /ˌəʊvərˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ |
- overshadow somebody/something to make somebody/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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- overshadow something to make an event less pleasant than it should be synonym cloud
- News of the accident overshadowed the day's events.
- overshadow something to throw a shadow over something
- The garden is overshadowed by tall trees.
Word OriginOld English ofersceadwian (see over-, shadow).
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