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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Overshadow  \O`ver*shad"ow\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Overshadowed}; 
  p.  pr  &  vb  n.  {Overshadowing}.  ]  [Cf.  {Overshade}.  ] 
  1.  To  throw  a  shadow,  or  shade,  over  to  darken;  to  obscure. 
 
  There  was  a  cloud  that  overshadowed  them  --Mark  ix 
  7. 
 
  2.  Fig.:  To  cover  with  a  superior  influence.  --Milton. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  overshadow 
  v  1:  exceed  in  importance;  outweigh;  "This  prblem  overshadows  our 
  lives  right  now"  [syn:  {eclipse}] 
  2:  cast  a  shadow  [syn:  {shadow},  {dwarf}] 
  3:  cast  a  shadow  upon  "The  tall  tree  overshadowed  the  house"; 
  "The  tragedy  overshadowed  the  couple's  happiness" 




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