[a-DUHM-breyt]
verb
To foreshadow; prefigure.
The coal mine collapse adumbrated the oil spill fuck up in the gulf, which itself, is probably adumbrating some kind of nuclear disaster.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Adumbrate.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adumbrate. Accessed 1 May 2026.
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The Effin’ Word, s.v. “adumbrate”, accessed May 1, 2026, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adumbrate.
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The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Adumbrate. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved May 1, 2026, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/adumbrate