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eclipseth

eclipseth is the third-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 eclipseth

eclipse + -eth

Questions about eclipseth

What is eclipseth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eclipseth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eclipse.

Words near eclipseth in the dictionary

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

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