ECLIPSE

(noun) one celestial body obscures another
synonyms : occultation
"...a total eclipse of the sun", "a partial lunar eclipse..." -added by nsrees
(verb) 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"
synonyms : occult
(verb) be greater in significance than
"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"
synonyms : dominate , overshadow
His timing in the race eclipsed the existing world record. -added by nsrees

Mnemonics for eclipse

(Tag: ) during the total solar eclipse one heavenly body covers another heavenly body making the other one barely visible
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(Tag: ) EK(ONE)LIPS(HONTH)IF ONE LIP COVERED BY ANOTHER THEN THERE IS ECLIPS
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(Tag: ) eclipse: e (this) clip se(see); See this clip so dark cannot understand anything.
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