Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overshadow"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overshadow \O`ver*shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
overshadow
v 1: exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows
our lives right now" [syn: {eclipse}]
2: cast a shadow [syn: {shadow}, {dwarf}]
3: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house";
"The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
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