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OVERSHADE
Etymology
Verb
overshade (third-person singular simple present overshades, present participle overshading, simple past and past participle overshaded)
To cast a shadow over, to overshadow.
Anagrams
• overheads
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*shade`, v. t. Etym: [AS. ofersceadwian. See Over, and Shade, and cf. Overshadow.]
Definition: To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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