INUMBRATE

Etymology

Verb

inumbrate (third-person singular simple present inumbrates, present participle inumbrating, simple past and past participle inumbrated)

(obsolete) To shade; to darken.

Source: Wiktionary


In*um"brate, v. t. Etym: [L. inumbratus, p. p. of inumbrare to shade.]

Definition: To shade; to darken. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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