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Overshadow
Pronunciation : O`ver*shad"ow
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. Overshade. ]
Definition : 1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7.
2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence. Milton.
t. [imp. & p. p. Overshadowed(); p. pr. & vb. n. Overshadowing. ]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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