Beshadow

/bɪˈʃædoʊ/ verb

Definition

To cast a shadow on; to cover with shadow or darkness.

Etymology

From 'be-' + 'shadow.' This variant of 'beshade' uses 'shadow' instead, and the meaning is nearly identical—to darken or obscure something.

Kelly Says

You've got 'beshade,' 'beshadow,' and 'beshadowed' all meaning basically the same thing, which shows how writers in the 1600s had multiple ways to say 'darken'—kind of like having both 'dark' and 'darken' available.

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