Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To put in the shade; envelop in shade; shade.
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- verb transitive To
shadow ; cast a shadow over.
Etymologies
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From Middle English bischaden, bischadewen, bischadowen, equivalent to be- + shade and/or be- + shadow. Cognate with Dutch beschaduwen ("to shade, shadow"), German beschatten ("to shadow").
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