Adumbrate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

give to understand

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌæɾɪɡˈɔːɹɪkəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈadʒɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈadʒɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌæɾɪɡˈɔːɹɪkəlnəs/.

Examples

sketch the outline of the book
outline his ideas
I insinuated that I did not like his wife

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sketch intimate outline insinuate

Parts of Speech

verb	describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of “sketch the outline of the book”
verb	give to understand “I insinuated that I did not like his wife”

Word Forms

sketch	noun	short descriptive summary (of events)
outline	noun	a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
intimation	noun	a slight suggestion or vague understanding
insinuation	noun	an indirect (and usually malicious) implication

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ahnen

Beschreiben Sie grob oder kurz oder geben Sie die Hauptpunkte oder eine Zusammenfassung davon

🇫🇷French

esquisser

décrire grossièrement ou brièvement ou donner les points principaux ou un résumé de

🇪🇸Spanish

bosquejar

describir de forma aproximada o breve o dar los puntos principales o un resumen de

🇮🇹Italian

adombrare

descrivere in modo approssimativo o breve oppure fornire i punti principali o un riassunto

🇳🇱Dutch

voordringen

grofweg of kort beschrijven of de belangrijkste punten of samenvatting geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

escurecer

descrever de forma aproximada ou resumida ou fornecer os pontos principais ou um resumo de

🇷🇺Russian

предвещать

опишите примерно или кратко или дайте основные моменты или краткое изложение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढांचे में दिखलाना

मोटे तौर पर या संक्षेप में वर्णन करें या मुख्य बिंदु या सारांश दें

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বীকার করা

মোটামুটিভাবে বা সংক্ষিপ্তভাবে বর্ণনা করুন বা মূল পয়েন্ট বা সারাংশ দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

துணிந்து

தோராயமாக அல்லது சுருக்கமாக விவரிக்கவும் அல்லது முக்கிய புள்ளிகள் அல்லது சுருக்கத்தை கொடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూషించు

స్థూలంగా లేదా క్లుప్తంగా వివరించండి లేదా ప్రధాన అంశాలు లేదా సారాంశాన్ని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वीकारणे

अंदाजे किंवा थोडक्यात वर्णन करा किंवा मुख्य मुद्दे किंवा सारांश द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વીકારવું

આશરે અથવા સંક્ષિપ્તમાં વર્ણન કરો અથવા મુખ્ય મુદ્દાઓ અથવા સારાંશ આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಗ್ಗದ

ಸ್ಥೂಲವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಸಾರಾಂಶವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരം

ഏകദേശം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഹ്രസ്വമായി വിവരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രധാന പോയിൻ്റുകളോ സംഗ്രഹമോ നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਨਣਾ

ਮੋਟੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰੋ ਜਾਂ ਮੁੱਖ ਨੁਕਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلیم کرنا

تقریبا یا مختصر طور پر بیان کریں یا اہم نکات یا خلاصہ دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

预示

粗略地或简要地描述或给出要点或总结

🇯🇵Japanese

呆然とする

大まかにまたは簡潔に説明するか、要点や概要を説明します

🇰🇷Korean

어둡게 하다

대략적으로 또는 간략하게 설명하거나 주요 요점이나 요약을 제공합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trang trí

mô tả đại khái hoặc ngắn gọn hoặc đưa ra những điểm chính hoặc tóm tắt về

🇹🇭Thai

ปรับใจ

บรรยายอย่างคร่าว ๆ หรือสั้น ๆ หรือให้ประเด็นหลักหรือสรุป

🇮🇩Indonesian

membayangkan

menguraikan secara kasar atau singkat atau memberikan pokok-pokok atau rangkuman

🇵🇭Filipino

magmura

ilarawan nang halos o maikli o ibigay ang mga pangunahing punto o buod ng

🇲🇾Malay

menyanjung

huraikan secara kasar atau ringkas atau berikan perkara utama atau ringkasan tentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إشارة

صف بشكل تقريبي أو مختصر أو أعط النقاط الرئيسية أو ملخصًا لها

🇮🇷Persian

استماع کردن

به طور تقریبی یا مختصر توضیح دهید یا نکات اصلی یا خلاصه ای را بیان کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ima etmek

kabaca veya kısaca tanımlayın veya ana noktaları veya özetini verin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְשַׂרְטֵט

תאר באופן גס או בקצרה או תן את הנקודות העיקריות או סיכום של

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'adumbrate'?

The primary meaning of 'adumbrate' is 'describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'adumbrate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'adumbrate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'adumbrate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'adumbrate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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