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. [ 1913 Webster ]
There was a cloud that overshadowed them. Mark ix. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
2.Fig.: To cover with a superior influence; to be viewed as more important than. Milton. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
3. To cause to be sad or disappointing; to cast a sad shadow on; as, an accidental death overshadowed the joy of the festival. [ PJC ]
[かすむ, kasumu] (v5m, vi) (1) (esp. 霞む) to grow hazy; to be misty; (2) (esp. 翳む) to get blurry; (3) (esp. 霞む) to be overshadowed; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix.
7.
[1913 Webster]
2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence; to be viewed as
more important than. --Milton.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. To cause to be sad or disappointing; to cast a sad shadow
on; as, an accidental death overshadowed the joy of the
festival.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
overshadow
v 1: be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed
the couple's happiness" [syn: {overshadow}, {dominate},
{eclipse}]
2: make appear small by comparison; "This year's debt dwarfs
that of last year" [syn: {shadow}, {overshadow}, {dwarf}]
3: cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
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