ADUMBRATE
- to foreshadow vaguely, to intimate [v ADUMBRATED, ADUMBRATING, ADUMBRATES]
- to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch
- to give a sketchy outline of [v ADUMBRATED, ADUMBRATES, ADUMBRATING]
- to foreshadow; prefigure
- is a formal verb with several meanings that all have to do with figurative shadows.
- to darken or conceal partially; overshadow