What is the meaning of adumbrate?

Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of.
- usage: "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
- synonyms: sketch, outline
Give to understand.
- usage: "I insinuated that I did not like his wife"
- synonyms: intimate, insinuate

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APA	WordNet. (2010). adumbrate. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/adumbrate/definitions/1254919
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