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Antonyms for eclipse

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ih-klips
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈklɪps

Definition of eclipse

Origin :
  • late 13c., from Old French eclipse "eclipse, darkness" (12c.), from Latin eclipsis, from Greek ekleipsis "an abandonment, an eclipse," from ekleipein "to forsake a usual place, fail to appear, be eclipsed," from ek "out" (see ex-) + leipein "to leave" (cognate with Latin linquere; see relinquish).
  • noun shadowing of the sun
  • verb obscure, veil
  • verb surpass achievement
Example sentences :
  • You are to buy The Dutchman as cheap as you can, and run him as your own horse in the Eclipse.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • After Lucretia's win in the Eclipse, Porter did not land another race.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • It would never do to let the Grahams eclipse the Lockwoods, you see.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • If they were to have their will, all power was to be in their hands; their fame was to eclipse all other.
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • "You should have come in time, then, and seen the eclipse," said the Virginian.
  • Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
  • He knew that his military reputation had suffered an eclipse.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • But historically the eclipse was noticed only in the sixth year.
  • Extract from : « A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd' » by Moulavi Gergh Ali
  • As it is, I am suffering, but it is not the suffering which follows an eclipse of hope.
  • Extract from : « Robert Hardy's Seven Days » by Charles Monroe Sheldon
  • The eclipse of the moon was attributed to their baneful influence.
  • Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow
  • An eclipse happening on the 21st day, sorrow and despair in the land.
  • Extract from : « The Religion of Babylonia and Assyria » by Morris Jastrow

Synonyms for eclipse

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