| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To shade; to darken; to cloud.[Websters] 2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: obumbrating, obumbrated, obumbrates, obumbrater, obumbraters, obumbratingly and obumbratedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
"Obumbrate" is a common misspelling or typo for: obumbrater, obumbrates, obumbrated. |
Date "Obumbrate" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Obumbrate \Ob*um"brate\, transitive verb. [Latin expression obumbratus, past participle of obumbrare to overshadow, cloud; ob umbrare to shade.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Obumbrate
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] To shade; to darken; to cloud. [Little used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
