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Meaning of
eclipse
in English
eclipse
us
//ɪˈklɪps//
uk
//ˈiː.kliːp//
#common
Plural
eclipses
Past Tense
eclipsed
Participle Verb
eclipsing
Third Person Singular
eclipses
Definitions
Noun
astronomical
alignment
blocking
an
object's
view
a
state
of
decline
or
downfall
;
obscurity
Verb
to
surpass
or
outshine
something
else
The
new
policy
will
eclipse
the
previous
one
in
terms
of
effectiveness
.
to
block
or
overshadow
(
literally
or
figuratively
)
The
moon
began
to
eclipse
the
sun
during
the
solar
eclipse
.
Compounds / Phrases
lunar eclipse
