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adumbrate

verb

give to understand

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
A
Ends with
E
Contains
DU
Scrabble score
14

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈædʌmˌbɹeɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. give to understand

    “I insinuated that I did not like his wife”

verb

  1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

    “sketch the outline of the book”

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Example Sentences

I insinuated that I did not like his wife
sketch the outline of the book
outline his ideas

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