eclipse — OET

eclipse

noun

1 the eclipse of the sun:

blotting out, blocking, covering, obscuring, hiding, concealing, veiling, shrouding, darkening;

Astronomy occultation.

2 the eclipse of the empire:

decline, fall, failure, decay, deterioration, degeneration, weakening, ebb, waning, withering, descent, sinking, slide, tumble, regression, lapse, collapse, comedown, crash.

▷antonyms rise.

3 the eclipse of his rival:

outshining, overshadowing, surpassing, excelling, outclassing, outstripping, outdistancing, outdoing, transcending, dwarfing, upstaging, shaming.

verb

1 the last piece of the sun was eclipsed by the moon:

blot out, block, cover, obscure, veil, shroud, hide, conceal, obliterate, darken, dim;

shade, cast a shadow over;

Astronomy occult.

2 the use of procaine was eclipsed by the discovery of cortisone:

outshine, overshadow, put in the shade, surpass, exceed, excel, be superior to, outclass, outstrip, outdistance, outdo, top, cap, trump, transcend, tower above/over, dwarf, upstage, shame, put to shame;

informal be head and shoulders above, be a cut above;

archaic extinguish, outrival.

eclipse Oxford Dictionary of English