OVERSHADOW

• (verb) cast a shadow upon

  "The tall tree overshadowed the house"

• (verb) make appear small by comparison

  "This year's debt dwarfs that of last year"

  synonyms : dwarf , shadow

• (verb) be greater in significance than

  "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

  synonyms : dominate , eclipse

  His timing in the race eclipsed the existing world record. -added by nsrees

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