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eclipsest

eclipsest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of eclipse.

Meaning of eclipse

Verb

eclipse (third-person singular simple present eclipses, present participle eclipsing, simple past and past participle eclipsed)

  1. (transitive) Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
    • The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
    • For, till I see them here, by doubtful fear / My joy of liberty is half eclips'd.c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
    Synonyms:
    upstage
  3. (Irish) To undergo eclipsis.

See all 7 meanings of eclipse

Origin of eclipsest

eclipse + -est

Questions about eclipsest

What is eclipsest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eclipsest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of eclipse.

Words near eclipsest in the dictionary

  1. eclipsed
  2. eclipselike
  3. eclipser
  4. eclipsers
  5. eclipses
  6. eclipsest
  7. eclipseth
  8. eclipsing
  9. eclipsing binaries
  10. eclipsing binary
  11. eclipsings

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