eclipse

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. obscure, darken, cloud, hide, conceal; outshine, surpass, overshadow. See darkness, repute, concealment.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. solar eclipse, eclipse of the sun, lunar eclipse, eclipse of the moon, total eclipse, partial eclipse, annular eclipse, penumbra, obscuration, dimming, darkening, concealment, shroud, shadow, veil, extinguishment, obliteration.

v.

Syn. overshadow, surpass, obscure; see exceed , shade 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

occultation, shadowing, obliteration, obscuring, darkening, penumbra. see astronomy

II

v.

1. block obscure, cover, darken, hide, conceal, dim, veil, overshadow.

2. outshine exceed, surpass, overpower, overshadow, outdo, transcend, stand head and shoulders above, dwarf.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To make dim or indistinct: becloud, bedim, befog, blear, blur, cloud, dim, dull, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow. See CLEAR.