overshadow

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌəʊ.vəˈʃæd.əʊ/
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• US: /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/
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• rhymes with -ædəʊ
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• CMU ARPABET: OW1 V ER0 SH AE1 D OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English overschadwen, overschadewe, from Old English ofersċeadwian (“to overshadow”), equivalent to over- + shadow. Compare with West Frisian oerskaduwe (“to overshadow”), Dutch overschaduwen (“to overshadow”), German überschatten (“to overshadow”), Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌳𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufarskadwjan, “to overshadow”), and more distantly, Old Norse yfirskyggja (“to overshadow”), Danish overskygge (“to overshadow”), Swedish överskugga (“to overshadow”), Old English ofersċūwan (“to overshadow”).

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: засенчвам (zasenčvam) — to cast a shadow over something
• Czech: zastínit — to cast a shadow over something
• Danish: overskygge — to cast a shadow over something
• Esperanto: ombri — to cast a shadow over something
• Finnish: varjostaa — to cast a shadow over something
• French: ombrager — to cast a shadow over something
• German: überschatten — to cast a shadow over something
• Ancient Greek: κατασκιάζω (kataskiázō) — to cast a shadow over something
• Hungarian: beárnyékol — to cast a shadow over something
• Hungarian: árnyékot vet — to cast a shadow over something
• Hungarian: árnyékba borít — to cast a shadow over something
• Irish: scáil a chaitheamh ar — to cast a shadow over something
• Latin: obumbrō — to cast a shadow over something
• Latin: umbrō — to cast a shadow over something
• Middle English: obumbren — to cast a shadow over something
• Norwegian: overskygge — to cast a shadow over something
• Polish: ocieniać — to cast a shadow over something
• Polish: ocienić — to cast a shadow over something
• Russian: затмева́ть (zatmevátʹ) — to cast a shadow over something
• Russian: заслоня́ть (zaslonjátʹ) — to cast a shadow over something
• Russian: омрача́ть (omračátʹ) — to cast a shadow over something
• Serbo-Croatian: zasjeniti — to cast a shadow over something
• Spanish: asombrar — to cast a shadow over something
• Spanish: ensombrecer — to cast a shadow over something
• Arabic: غَطَّى (ḡaṭṭā) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Bulgarian: засенчвам (zasenčvam) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Catalan: eclipsar — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Catalan: fer ombra — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Chinese Mandarin: 使黯然失色 (shǐ ànránshīsè) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Chinese Mandarin: 使相形見絀 /使相形见绌 (shǐ xiāngxíngjiànchù) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Czech: zastínit — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Danish: overskygge — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Dutch: overschaduwen — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Esperanto: eklipsi — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Finnish: jättää varjoonsa — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• French: éclipser (la gloire, une personne) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Georgian: გადაფარავს (gadaparavs) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• German: überschatten — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Hungarian: elhomályosít — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Hungarian: háttérbe szorít — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Hungarian: megszégyenít — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Hungarian: felülmúl — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Icelandic: yfirskyggja — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Irish: sarú — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Middle English: obumbren — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Middle English: overschadwen — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Norwegian: overskygge — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Polish: zaćmiewać — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Polish: zaćmić — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Portuguese: eclipsar — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Portuguese: ofuscar — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Russian: затмева́ть (zatmevátʹ) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Russian: заслоня́ть (zaslonjátʹ) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Russian: превосходить (prevosxoditʹ) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Serbo-Croatian: zasjeniti — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Spanish: eclipsar (persona, éxito) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Spanish: deslucir (ocasión) — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Spanish: opacar — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant
• Swedish: överskugga — to dominate something and make it seem insignificant