Adumbrate
verb
To give a rough or vague outline of something.
The project manager adumbrated the stages of the building plan.
Often appears as...
- adumbrate a plan
- adumbrate a theory
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
To suggest, indicate, or show something subtly or indirectly.
The documentary adumbrates a possible future where climate change is unchecked.
Often appears as...
- adumbrate a possibility
- adumbrate a threat
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To give a rough or vague outline of something.
The project manager adumbrated the stages of the building plan.
Often appears as...
- adumbrate a plan
- adumbrate a theory
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
verb
To suggest, indicate, or show something subtly or indirectly.
The documentary adumbrates a possible future where climate change is unchecked.
Often appears as...
- adumbrate a possibility
- adumbrate a threat
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Outline Vagueness
Use 'adumbrate' when you want to describe a plan or idea without giving away every detail.
In the meeting, she adumbrated the company's vision for the next year.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Thoughts
Use it to introduce the initial stages or thoughts about a complex subject.
The lecture adumbrated the history of the Renaissance but didn't cover it all.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Summary
'Adumbrate' conveys a sense of beginning to describe, not summarizing the whole.
He adumbrated the novel's themes without giving an entire summary.
Pro Tip 1/3Outline Vagueness
Use 'adumbrate' when you want to describe a plan or idea without giving away every detail.
In the meeting, she adumbrated the company's vision for the next year.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Thoughts
Use it to introduce the initial stages or thoughts about a complex subject.
The lecture adumbrated the history of the Renaissance but didn't cover it all.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Summary
'Adumbrate' conveys a sense of beginning to describe, not summarizing the whole.
He adumbrated the novel's themes without giving an entire summary.
Pro Tip 1/3Outline Vagueness
Use 'adumbrate' when you want to describe a plan or idea without giving away every detail.
In the meeting, she adumbrated the company's vision for the next year.
Pro Tip 2/3Initial Thoughts
Use it to introduce the initial stages or thoughts about a complex subject.
The lecture adumbrated the history of the Renaissance but didn't cover it all.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Summary
'Adumbrate' conveys a sense of beginning to describe, not summarizing the whole.
He adumbrated the novel's themes without giving an entire summary.
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