Etymology

inumbrate

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Today it means: To put in shadow; to darken. Full definition →

Latin inumbrātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed frominumbrātus
  2. English todayinumbrate

First attested in 1623; borrowed from Latin inumbrātus, perfect passive participle of inumbrō (“to shade”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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