adumbrate

(ăd'əm-brāt', ə-dŭm'-)
tr.v., -brat·ed, -brat·ing, -brates.

1. To give a sketchy outline of.
2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
3. To disclose partially or guardedly.
4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.

[Latin adumbrāre, adumbrāt-, to represent in outline : ad-, ad- + umbra, shadow.]

adumbration ad'um·bra'tion n.
adumbrative ad·um'bra·tive (ə-dŭm'brə-tĭv) adj.
adumbratively ad·um'bra·tive·ly adv.

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verb

1. To give an indication of something in advance: augur, bode, forecast, forerun, foreshadow, foretell, foretoken, portend, prefigure, presage, prognosticate. See foresight, show/hide.
2. To draw up a preliminary plan or version of: block in (or out), draft, outline, rough in (or out), sketch. See planned/unplanned.
3. To make dark or darker: darken, shade, shadow. See light/darkness.

1) to foreshadow vaguely: intimate  2) to suggest or disclose partially  3) to overshadow, obscure

IN BRIEF: A vague description.

The statement of the witness was simply an adumbration.

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(əd′əmbrā′shən)
n

A geometric lack of sharpness of the x-ray shadow. See also penumbra, geometric.

For a list of words related to adumbrative, see:

• Occult States and Experiences - adumbrative: (adj) vaguely foreshadowed, with sketchy sense of future

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See words rhyming with "adumbrate."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - antyde, lade ane

Nederlands (Dutch)
vaag weergeven/ voorafgaan, overschaduwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - ébaucher, esquisser, faire pressentir, préfigurer

Deutsch (German)
v. - umreißen, andeuten, ankündigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκιαγραφώ, προσχεδιάζω, (επι)σκιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
adombrare, abbozzare, far presagire, lasciare intravedere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - obscurecer, ofuscar (fig.), esboçar, prenunciar

Русский (Russian)
делать набросок, предсказывать, затемнять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - adumbrar, sombrear, bosquejar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skissera, förebåda

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
预示, 暗示, 画轮廓

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 預示, 暗示, 畫輪廓

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 윤곽을 그리다, 예시하다, 그늘지게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 輪郭を示す, ぼんやりと予示する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشير إلى, يرمز إلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תיאר בקווים כלליים, שרטט, הטיל צל, רמז‬

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