eclipse
to deprive of importance or overshadow by being superior
Word origin: From Greek ekleipsis, a failing or abandonment.
Eclipse in a sentence
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Her debut novel eclipsed the work of far more experienced writers.
Her later discoveries would eventually eclipse the early work that first made her famous.
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Verbal · Text Completion
Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.
Using “eclipse” well
As a verb, eclipse means to surpass or overshadow so completely that the other thing fades from notice. It is figurative here, extending the astronomical image of one body blocking another.
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