obumbrate

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin obumbratus, past participle of obumbrare (to overshadow, cloud); ob + umbrare (to shade).

Verb

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obumbrate (third-person singular simple present obumbrates, present participle obumbrating, simple past and past participle obumbrated)

  1. To shade; to darken; to cloud.

Adjective

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obumbrate (not comparable)

  1. Lying under some projecting part, like the abdomen of certain spiders.

References

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obumbrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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obumbrāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of obumbrātus