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adumbrate
verb [T] /ˈæd.əm.breɪt/ formalDefinition
› to give only the main facts and not the details about something, especially something that will happen in the future: The project's objectives were adumbrated in the report.Defining and explaining adumbration
/ˌæd.əmˈbreɪ.ʃən/ noun [U]
(Definition of adumbrate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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