overshadow

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verb

1. be greater in significance than (Freq. 1)
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
• Syn:
dominate, eclipse
• Hypernyms:
brood, hover, loom, bulk large
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. make appear small by comparison
- This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
• Syn:
shadow, dwarf
• Derivationally related forms:
dwarf (for: dwarf), shadow (for: shadow)
• Hypernyms:
dominate, command, overlook, overtop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
3. cast a shadow upon
- The tall tree overshadowed the house
• Hypernyms:
obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over,
fog, cloud, mist
• Hyponyms:
eclipse, occult
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  shadow, dwarf, dominate, eclipse