ETYM Latin adumbratus, p. p. of adumbrare; ad + umbrare to shade; umbra shadow.
1. To foreshadow; to give a premonition of.
2. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to outline.
3. To overshadow; to shade.
4. Indicate faintly; foreshadow.
5. Shadow forth; outline; sketch out.
1. To express or state indirectly; SYN. connote.
2. To have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; SYN. involve.
3. To suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic.
1. To refer to a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; SYN. point, show.
2. To suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine; SYN. suggest.
3. To state or express briefly.
1. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used derogatorily.
2. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.