ECLIPSE

I. noun see: loan Date: 13th century 1. the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another, the passing into the shadow of a celestial body, a falling into obscurity or decline, the state of being in ~ plumage, II. transitive verb (~d; eclipsing) Date: 13th century to cause an ~ of: as, obscure , darken , to reduce in importance or repute, surpass