ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ADUMBRATE
From Latin adumbrātus represented only in outline, from adumbrāre to cast a shadow on, from umbra shadow.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ADUMBRATE
PRESENT
Present
I adumbrate
you adumbrate
he/she/it adumbrates
we adumbrate
you adumbrate
they adumbrate
Present continuous
I am adumbrating
you are adumbrating
he/she/it is adumbrating
we are adumbrating
you are adumbrating
they are adumbrating
Present perfect
I have adumbrated
you have adumbrated
he/she/it has adumbrated
we have adumbrated
you have adumbrated
they have adumbrated
Present perfect continuous
I have been adumbrating
you have been adumbrating
he/she/it has been adumbrating
we have been adumbrating
you have been adumbrating
they have been adumbrating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I adumbrated
you adumbrated
he/she/it adumbrated
we adumbrated
you adumbrated
they adumbrated
Past continuous
I was adumbrating
you were adumbrating
he/she/it was adumbrating
we were adumbrating
you were adumbrating
they were adumbrating
Past perfect
I had adumbrated
you had adumbrated
he/she/it had adumbrated
we had adumbrated
you had adumbrated
they had adumbrated
Past perfect continuous
I had been adumbrating
you had been adumbrating
he/she/it had been adumbrating
we had been adumbrating
you had been adumbrating
they had been adumbrating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will adumbrate
you will adumbrate
he/she/it will adumbrate
we will adumbrate
you will adumbrate
they will adumbrate
Future continuous
I will be adumbrating
you will be adumbrating
he/she/it will be adumbrating
we will be adumbrating
you will be adumbrating
they will be adumbrating
Future perfect
I will have adumbrated
you will have adumbrated
he/she/it will have adumbrated
we will have adumbrated
you will have adumbrated
they will have adumbrated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been adumbrating
you will have been adumbrating
he/she/it will have been adumbrating
we will have been adumbrating
you will have been adumbrating
they will have been adumbrating
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would adumbrate
you would adumbrate
he/she/it would adumbrate
we would adumbrate
you would adumbrate
they would adumbrate
Conditional continuous
I would be adumbrating
you would be adumbrating
he/she/it would be adumbrating
we would be adumbrating
you would be adumbrating
they would be adumbrating
Conditional perfect
I would have adumbrate
you would have adumbrate
he/she/it would have adumbrate
we would have adumbrate
you would have adumbrate
they would have adumbrate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been adumbrating
you would have been adumbrating
he/she/it would have been adumbrating
we would have been adumbrating
you would have been adumbrating
they would have been adumbrating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you adumbrate
we let´s adumbrate
you adumbrate
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
adumbrated
Present Participle
adumbrating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ADUMBRATE»
Discover the use of
adumbrate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
adumbrate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
UMBR, from the Latin umbra, "shadow," is a shady customer. The familiar
umbrella, with its ending meaning "little," casts a "little shadow" to keep off the
sun or the rain. adumbrate Ya-dəm-brāt\. ( 1 ) To give a sketchy outline or
disclose in part.
2
Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words to Make You Sound Intelligent
6 adumbrate /(ad'əm-brāt' or ə-dum'-brāt')/ verb 1 Figuratively, to give a faint
shadow or resemblance of; outline or shadow forth; foreshadow; prefigure. 2 To
overshadow; partially darken or conceal. Examples: He does it “in the merest
spirit of ...
Wordnik, Angela Tung, 2011
3
Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
[from adumbrate.] That which gives flight resemblance. * To ADUMBRATE. >u. a.
[adumbro, Lat.] To shadow out ; to give a flight likeness ; to exhibit a faint
resemblance, like that which shedows afford of the bodies which they represent ...
4
The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
[from adumbrate.'] That which cives ilicht resemblance. * To ADUMBRATE, v. a. ^
adumbro, Lat.] To shadow out ; to give a slight likeness; to exhibit a faint
resemblance, like that which shadows afford of the bodies which they represent.
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
5
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
[from adumbrate.'] That which gives slight resemblance. * To ADUMBRATE, via.
ladumbro, Lat.] To shadow out j to give a slight likeness; to exhibit a faint
resemblance, like that which shadows afford of the bodies which they represent.
adumbrate. (AD-um-brate) verb 1. to give a sketchy outline of. 2. to prefigure
indistinctly or disclose partially; foreshadow. ... elephants alternately plodding
and ice-skating, though some of the melodic figures adumbrate the lugubrious
march of ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Top 100 Power Verbs: The Most Powerful Verbs and Phrases You ...
Adumbrate. (1) foreshadow; give a general description of something but not the
details; obscure; overshadow; predict; prefigure; presage; summary Word Used
in Sentence(s) (1) The global political troubles adumbrated an eventual ...
Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, 2013
8
The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our ...
to prefigure indistinctly; to foreshadow: to disclose partially or guardedly; to give a
sketchy outline of I should like to adumbrate for you. dear reader, several of the
themes that arabesque their way through these pages: cowboys with lingerie, ...
Karen Elizabeth Gordon, 2003
9
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
See FORESIGHT, SEE in Index. foreshadow verb See adumbrate. foreshadower
noun See precursor. foresight noun See prudence, vision. foresighted adjective
See visionary. foresightedness noun See prudence. forestall verb See prevent.
“You were about to adumbrate –.” “Why do you Germans all sound as if you have
just left Oxford?” “Oxford English is what they teach us in German schools.” “I
know but it's profoundly irritating. Where was I?” “You were about to adumbrate –.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ADUMBRATE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
adumbrate is used in the context of the following news items.
Eurasian Economic Union and Pakistan
The union operates through supranational and intergovernmental institutions, and is thus considered to be a congregation adumbrate. «The Nation, Jun 15»
Is Language Now Meaningless? A Ruling in the Matter of Scalia v …
Finally, the court consulted Justice Scalia's own glossary of transparently made-up words in an effort to more wisely adumbrate the line ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
Bonds vs FDs! What should investors choose?
We adumbrate the same: Capital Appreciation: Bond prices are inversely correlated with the sovereign yields, implying that bond prices go up ... «Indiainfoline, Jun 15»
The Phoenix Suns need to trade Eric Bledsoe and P.J. Tucker
A pattern that doesn't adumbrate auspiciously for a neophyte roster. Also telling was Tucker's lack of personal accountability after the Suns lost ... «Bright Side of the Sun, Jun 15»
Harold Bloom takes on 12 American greats in 'The Daemon Knows'
... drive of a Catholic baroque mystic to adumbrate a vision of personal transcendentalism, with its superb apotheosis of the American Sublime. «Washington Post, May 15»
The Value of Noam Chomsky
Anyway, the point is that what a person with intellectual and moral integrity should do is to follow Chomsky's example: adumbrate a consistent ... «CounterPunch, May 15»
Gold Monetisation – Will it have a Midas Touch?
We adumbrate the various constraints: Low interest rates: For the scheme to be successful, it is imperative that the mass is incentivised to ... «Indiainfoline, May 15»
Rather alarmist than complacent
However much Sparks may protest about being quoted out of context, there is no escaping that he said what he said in an effort to adumbrate ... «Independent Online, May 15»
Phoenix Suns 2014-15 Report Cards: The Brandon Knight enigma
Knight's production may suffer without the ball in his hands, although parts of his skill set (e.g. ability to catch and shoot) adumbrate ... «Bright Side of the Sun, May 15»
Editorial: Changing Gear - Jamaica, T&T must direct CARICOM
... Jamaica was the venue - over which presidential advisers might have haggled - from which America could commit to CARICOM, adumbrate ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
