Adumbrate (verb)
ad-um-brayt
To foreshadow; prefigure.
First recorded in 1575–85 and comes from the past participle of the Latin verb adumbrāre, “to shade.”
Example sentences
“The cryptic message seemed to adumbrate a dark future for their relationship.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
