adumbrate

🇺🇸 /ˈædəmbreɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈædəmbreɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to outline or suggest something without giving all the details

The teacher adumbrated the main points of the lecture before going into detail.

translation

v. to outline or suggest something without giving all the details

Word Forms

3rd Present adumbrates
Past adumbrated
Perfect adumbrated
Progressive adumbrating