English → Latin
“adumbrate” in Latin
adumbrōto bring a shadow over something, cast a shadow on, shade or overshadow something, cover, screen; to represent an objectdēlīneōto delineate, sketch out, outline
The English word adumbrate itself goes back to Latin umbra, through adumbrātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
adumbrate
adumbrare (more than to draw an outline, the outline being shaded, Freund: also, to give an imperfect representation in words): delineare (to draw an outline). PHRASES formam ac speciem alicujus rei adumbrare: tantummodo summas attingere (opposed to res explicare).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for adumbrate?
- The usual Latin words for “adumbrate” are adumbrō, dēlīneō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.