overshadow

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/

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Verb

Plain form overshadow

Third-person singular overshadows

Past tense overshadowed

Past participle overshadowed

Present participle overshadowing

1. (transitive) If you overshadow something, you block it from the sun by casting a shadow.