obumbrate

Meanings

Verb

To shade; to darken; to cloud.

Adj

Lying under some projecting part, like the abdomen of certain spiders.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin obumbrātus, past participle of obumbrāre (“to overshadow, cloud”); ob + umbrāre (“to shade”).

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 0

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