Words / B2

i-KLIPS/ɪˈklɪps/

An eclipse is when one space object blocks another’s light: a solar / lunar eclipse. As a verb, to eclipse is to make something seem less important: eclipsed by. Overshadow is a close verb twin. A lunar eclipse closed the rooftop session. Do not use the noun for a power cut.

Meaning

When one space object blocks light from another; as a verb, to make something seem less important.

Examples

• “A lunar eclipse closed the rooftop observing session.”
• “The scandal eclipsed the policy launch, which is the verb.”

Good to know

a solar / lunar eclipse; in eclipse. Verb: eclipse someone / something. Close verb: overshadow. Astronomy vs political reporting. Not a blackout.

Near in meaning

overshadow

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