Eclipse (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be greater in significance than; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- Her death from cancer eclipse the rest of her impressive achievements in life and career.
- The cost of rebuilding the city would eclipse the cost of the initial construction.
- The singer's talent eclipse those of her bandmates and catapulted her to solo fame.
- His wartime heroics eclipse his earlier achievements in sports.
- The environmental disaster would eclipse all other issues in the election campaign.
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Meaning 2
Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies".
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The earth will eclipse the sun's light to create a solar eclipse visible from specific locations on the planet.
- The passing asteroid will eclipse the starlight shining down on the planet's surface.
- The oversized planet nearby will partially eclipse the bright star, allowing astronomers to study its atmosphere.
- A rare event occurs when one planet eclipses the view of another planet from Earth's vantage point.
- The large planet will eclipse the neighboring star completely during the total occultation phenomenon.