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/ˈoʊvərʃˈædoʊ/ Listen

verb

Overshadow v. t. (past & past part. overshadowed; pres. part. overshadowing)

To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure. "There was a cloud that overshadowed them."

Fig.: To cover with a superior influence; to be viewed as more important than.

To cause to be sad or disappointing; to cast a sad shadow on; as, an accidental death overshadowed the joy of the festival.

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Etymology of 'Overshadow'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Overshadow" Quotes from Famous Books

... not overshadow it," Elizabeth answered, "be certain of that. But, oh, Elsie, it's so dreadful to bear this constant fear! If Grantley should find out anything—he is ...

— A Noble Woman • Ann S. Stephens

... One must not overshadow the other. On the Presidential Coat of Arms, the American eagle holds in his right talon the olive branch, while in his left he holds a bundle of arrows. We intend to give ...

— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various

... excellent men, and the seer, clever in song; you give to the warrior a strong horse, you make the king to be obeyed. O you who are quickly ready to help, I implore you for wealth whereby we may overshadow all men, like the sky. O Maruts, be pleased with this word of mine, and let us speed by its ...

— Sacred Books of the East • Various

... fate of Germany and the Protestant religion, the happiness of nations and the destiny of their princes. The anxiety of suspense which, before every decisive resolve, oppresses even the hearts of heroes, appeared now for a moment to overshadow the great mind of Gustavus Adolphus. "If we decide upon battle," said he, "the stake will be nothing less than a crown and two electorates. Fortune is changeable, and the inscrutable decrees of Heaven may, for our sins, give ...

— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller

... commerce with Constantinople and Syria. Their warehouses were the great distributing depots from whence the costly merchandise of the East was sent abroad over Europe. They were warlike little nations and defied, in those days, governments that overshadow them now as mountains overshadow molehills. The Saracens captured and pillaged Genoa nine hundred years ago, but during the following century Genoa and Pisa entered into an offensive and defensive alliance and besieged the Saracen colonies in Sardinia and the Balearic Isles with an ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

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