Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overshade

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-shade
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cast a shadow over, to overshadow.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + shade.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overshades (present, singular) overshading (participle, present) overshaded (participle, past) overshaded (past)

Questions

What does overshade mean?
To cast a shadow over, to overshadow.
Where does overshade come from?
From over- + shade.

How to pronounce overshade

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