O·ver·shad·ow v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overshadowed p. pr. & vb. n. Overshadowing. ]
1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.
There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix. 7.
2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence; to be viewed as more important than.
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