overshadow
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
overshadow/əʊvəˈʃadəʊ/
▶verb
- 1 tower above and cast a shadow over.
- 2 cast gloom over.
- 3 appear more prominent or important than.
■ be more impressive or successful than.
– origin OE ofersceadwian.
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