verb
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To obscure something by casting a shadow.
definition
To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
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To shelter or protect.
noun
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A dominating shadow or malign influence.
Examples of overshadowing in a Sentence
In the south the influence of the French under Lally and Bussy was overshadowing the British at Madras.
The comparatively small area of Krause's influence was due partly to the overshadowing brilliance of Hegel, and partly to two intrinsic defects.
In the Empire he manifested his antipathy to the overshadowing Habsburgs by plotting for a time to carry the next imperial election in favour of Bavaria.
It places this question of "soul" at the head of all the points it deals with, and devotes to it an amount of space quite overshadowing all the rest s So also in the earliest Buddhist book later than the canon - the very interesting and suggestive series of conversations between the Greek king Menander and the Buddhist teacher Nagasena.
The one overshadowing issue of the time, however, was territorial expansion.
But as Rhodes truly said at Cape Town in 1898, " The only chance of a true union is the overshadowing protection of a supreme power, and any German, Frenchman, or Russian would tell you that the best and most liberal power is that over which Her Majesty reigns."
In five years (1180-1186) he rid himself Augustus of the overshadowing power of Philip of Alsace, count (1180 of Flanders, and his own uncles, the counts of 1223).
The Challenger is very brassy and a great effort from the group, with no overshadowing on any aspect.
Like some superhuman tennis prodigy, he was already overshadowing his old man.
Among the symbolic conceits in which the authors of the Brahmanas so freely indulge, there is one overshadowing all others - if indeed they do not all more or less enter into it - which may be considered as the sum and substance of these speculations, and the esoteric doctrine of the sacrifice, involved by the Brahmanical ritualists.
This goes to the root of their difficulty, ambiguity as to the relation of the old and the new elements in Judaeo-Christian piety, so that there was constant danger of the old overshadowing the new, since national Judaism remained hostile.
What was needed for him who, overshadowing others, stood at the head of that movement from east to west?
The sphere of frozen moonlight gleamed, overshadowing the sunlight, shining like a beacon to light the path to a glorious future.
Her whole line of "Lovely" demonstrates her artistic flair for scent layering and you will enjoy its uniqueness without having to wear a scent overshadowing your own natural beauty and personality.
When choosing a ring, look for a good balance between the diamonds and the pearl - if the pearl is the center stone of the ring, the diamonds should serve as glittering accents without overshadowing the deep luster of the pearl.