Definition for E-CLIPSE'

E-CLIPSE', v.t. [eclips'.]

  1. To hide a luminous body in whole or in part and intercept its rays; as, to eclipse the sun or a star.
  2. To obscure; to darken, by intercepting the rays of light which render luminous; as, to eclipse the moon.
  3. To cloud; to darken; to obscure; as, to eclipse the glory of a hero. Hence,
  4. To disgrace. Milton.
  5. To extinguish. Born to eclipse thy life. Shak.

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