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Definition of silhouette verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

silhouette

verb

NAmE//ˌsɪluˈɛt//

[usually passive] silhouette somebody/something (against something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they silhouette

he / she / it silhouettes

past simple silhouetted

-ing form silhouetting

to make something appear as a silhouette A figure stood in the doorway, silhouetted against the light. The castle was silhouetted against the sky.

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