| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English overschadewen, from Old English ofersceadwian, from ofer, adverb, over + sceadwian to shadow
1.
a. : to cast a shadow or shade over : obscure with shadow
a valley overshadowed by rugged mountains — American Guide Series: Tennessee
b. : to darken by some calamity or prospective calamity
our lives are overshadowed now by the threat of impending doom — R.M.Hutchins
overshadowed by nervous apprehension of a railroad strike — F.L.Paxson
2.
a. : to diminish the relative importance of : be more important than : tower over
overshadowed his colleagues — D.J.Dallin
the problem that overshadowed all others — Vera M. Dean
b. : outweigh , exceed
the good services of skunks … far overshadow the harm they do — Conservation in the U.S.