1
[ verb ] exceed in importance; outweigh

Synonyms

eclipse

Examples

"This problem overshadows our lives right now"

Used in print

(Schuyler Cammann, "The Magic Square of Three in...)

Then , if the middle number is activated to its greatest potential in_terms_of this square , through multiplying it by the highest number , 9 ( which is the square of the base number ) , the result is 45 ; and the latter is the total sum of all the numbers in the square , by which all the other numbers are overshadowed and in_which they may be said to be absorbed .

Related terms

excel

2
[ verb ] cast a shadow

Synonyms

dwarf shadow

Related terms

dominate dwarf

3
[ verb ] cast a shadow upon

Examples

"The tall tree overshadowed the house" "The tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

Related terms

obscure eclipse

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