umbrate

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verb

To shade; to shadow.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:umbrate.”

OriginLatin umbratus →
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Meanings

verbumbrate (third-person singular simple present umbrates, present participle umbrating, simple past and past participle umbrated)

present singular third person umbrates · participle present umbrating · participle past umbrated · past umbrated

  1. obsoleterareTo shade; to shadow.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:umbrate.

Origin

  1. Latinumbratus
  2. Englishumbrate

Latin umbratus, past participle of umbrare (“to shade”), from umbra (“a shade”).

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Anagrams

Baumertbrumate
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APA

umbrate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrate

MLA

“umbrate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbrate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbrate.

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