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   eclipse

   /ɪˈklɪps/

   noun

   • 1. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination: "an eclipse of the sun" Similar blotting outblockingcoveringobscuringhidingconcealingveilingshroudingdarkeningoccultation
   • ▪ a loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing: "personal problems hastened the eclipse of his career" Similar declinefallfailuredecaydeteriorationdegenerationweakeningebbwaningwitheringdescentsinkingslidetumbleregressionlapsecollapsecomedowncrashoutshiningovershadowingsurpassingexcellingoutclassingoutstrippingoutdistancingoutdoingtranscendingdwarfingupstagingshamingOpposite rise
   • 2. a phase during which the distinctive markings of a bird (especially a male duck) are obscured by moulting of the breeding plumage: "eclipse plumage"

   verb

   • 1. (of a celestial body) obscure the light from or to (another celestial body): "Jupiter was eclipsed by the Moon"
   • ▪ deprive (someone or something) of significance or power: "the economy has eclipsed the environment as the main issue" Similar outshineovershadowput in the shadesurpassexceedexcelbe superior tooutclassoutstripoutdistanceoutdotopcaptrumptranscendtower above/overdwarfupstageshameput to shameinformal:be head and shoulders abovebe a cut abovearchaic:extinguishoutrival
   • ▪ obscure or block out (light): "a sea of blue sky violently eclipsed by showers" Similar blot outblockcoverobscureveilshroudhideconcealobliteratedarkendimshadecast a shadow overoccult

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French e(s)clipse (noun), eclipser (verb), via Latin from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein ‘fail to appear, be eclipsed’, from ek ‘out’ + leipein ‘to leave’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishECLIPSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ECLIPSED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of eclipse 2. to make an eclipse of the moon or sun: 3. to make…. Learn more.

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   ECLIPSE definition: 1. an occasion when the sun disappears from view, either completely or partly, while the moon is…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryECLIPSED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ECLIPSED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of eclipse 2. to make an eclipse of the moon or sun: 3. to make…. Learn more.

5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eclipseEclipse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another. b. : the passing into the shadow of a celestial body compare occultation, transit. 2. : a falling into obscurity or decline. also : the state of being eclipsed. his reputation has fallen into eclipse. 3. : the state of being in eclipse plumage. Illustration of eclipse. E earth.

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   eclipse. In astronomy, the blocking out of light from one object by the intervention of another object. The most dramatic eclipses visible from the Earth are eclipses of the sun (when sunlight is blocked by the moon) and eclipses of the moon (when sunlight on its way to the moon is blocked by the Earth). Discover More.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › eclipsedEclipsed - definition of eclipsed by The Free Dictionary

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   Define eclipsed. eclipsed synonyms, eclipsed pronunciation, eclipsed translation, English dictionary definition of eclipsed. the obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer: lunar eclipse; solar eclipse; a sudden loss of...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisheclipse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of eclipse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Eclipsed definition: Simple past tense and past participle of <i><a>eclipse.</a></i>.

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    noun. the phenomenon when one celestial body obscures another. synonyms: occultation. see more. verb. cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention. “The Sun eclipses the moon today”. synonyms: occult. see more.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englisheclipse verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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    Definition of eclipse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.