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Present participle for to obscure or block out an object or light
“Computers using Kepler's three laws produce the numerical tables that tell me the Moon will eclipse the Sun in 2017 just as they told me the Earth would eclipse the Moon tonight.”
Present participle for to engulf or envelop (something) thoroughly or completely
“Darkness would eclipse the Karakoram mountains in less than an hour.”
Present participle for to dim or darken, especially by casting a shadow over
“Were the earth bigger than the sun, its shadow would increase in bulk the farther it extended, and would eclipse the great planets, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus, with all their moons.”
Present participle for to be superior to in performance or standard
“The national side soon began to eclipse the achievements of more established powers.”
Present participle for to be of greater importance
“On balance the benefits eclipse the risks when the totality of the former are weighed against the totality of the latter.”
Present participle for to overpower by weight
Present participle for to create or form a layer over
Outside the limits or scope of
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