adumbrate
ad·um·brate / ˈadəmˌbrāt; əˈdəm-/ • v. [tr.] formal report or represent in outline: James Madison adumbrated the necessity that the Senate be somewhat insulated from public passions. ∎ indicate faintly: the walls were not more than adumbrated by the meager light. ∎ foreshadow or symbolize. ∎ overshadow or obscure.DERIVATIVES: ad·um·bra·tion / ˌadəmˈbrāshən/ n.ad·um·bra·tive / əˈdəmbrətiv; ˈadəmˌbrā-/ adj.
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