Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to eclipse
Participle: eclipsed
Gerund: eclipsing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | eclipse |
| you | eclipse |
| he;she;it | eclipses |
| we | eclipse |
| you | eclipse |
| they | eclipse |
Perfect
| I | have eclipsed |
| you | have eclipsed |
| he;she;it | has eclipsed |
| we | have eclipsed |
| you | have eclipsed |
| they | have eclipsed |
Past
| I | eclipsed |
| you | eclipsed |
| he;she;it | eclipsed |
| we | eclipsed |
| you | eclipsed |
| they | eclipsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had eclipsed |
| you | had eclipsed |
| he;she;it | had eclipsed |
| we | had eclipsed |
| you | had eclipsed |
| they | had eclipsed |
Future
| I | will eclipse |
| you | will eclipse |
| he;she;it | will eclipse |
| we | will eclipse |
| you | will eclipse |
| they | will eclipse |
Future Perfect
| I | will have eclipsed |
| you | will have eclipsed |
| he;she;it | will have eclipsed |
| we | will have eclipsed |
| you | will have eclipsed |
| they | will have eclipsed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | eclipse |
| you | eclipse |
| he;she;it | eclipse |
| we | eclipse |
| you | eclipse |
| they | eclipse |
Perfect
| I | have eclipsed |
| you | have eclipsed |
| he;she;it | have eclipsed |
| we | have eclipsed |
| you | have eclipsed |
| they | have eclipsed |
Imperfect
| I | eclipsed |
| you | eclipsed |
| he;she;it | eclipsed |
| we | eclipsed |
| you | eclipsed |
| they | eclipsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had eclipsed |
| you | had eclipsed |
| he;she;it | had eclipsed |
| we | had eclipsed |
| you | had eclipsed |
| they | had eclipsed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would eclipse |
| you | would eclipse |
| he;she;it | would eclipse |
| we | would eclipse |
| you | would eclipse |
| they | would eclipse |
Perfect
| I | would have eclipsed |
| you | would have eclipsed |
| he;she;it | would have eclipsed |
| we | would have eclipsed |
| you | would have eclipsed |
| they | would have eclipsed |
Imperative
| you | eclipse |
| we | Let's eclipse |
| you | eclipse |
Verbs conjugated like 'eclipse'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'eclipse'
ellipse,
eclose,
elapse,
lipse,
beclip,
beclose,
beclumpse,
chinse,
chirpse,
chupse,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be better than
- best, better, dwarf, exceed, excel, outclass, outdo, outmatch, outperform, outrival, outrun, outshadow, outshine, outstrip, outvie, overshadow, pass, put to shame, surpass, top, transcend, trump, upstage
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1280, from O.Fr. eclipse, from L. eclipsis, from Gk. ekleipsis "a leaving out, forsaking, an eclipse," from ekleipein "to forsake a usual place, fail to appear, be eclipsed," from ek "out" + leipein "to leave" (cognate with L. linquere; see relinquish). The celestial ecliptic (c.1391) is the circle in the sky followed by the Sun, so called because eclipses happen only when the Moon is near the line.
2. From Middle English eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “to leave behind”). Doublet of eclipsis. See also ellipse, ellipsis.
Sample Sentences
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The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
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She turned to the casement on which the moon was shining; for the high wind had driven aside the clouds, whose huge dark masses threatened soon to eclipse the pale and dim circle of passing light. [1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 184:]
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For, till I see them here, by doubtful fear / My joy of liberty is half eclips'd. [c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene vi]:]
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[H]is ſupercilious glances grevv humbled, yea, his dazeling ſplendor (eclipſt in the ſetting [i.e., death] of his Maſter) becomes quickly darkned: […] [1638, Tho[mas] Herbert, Some Yeares Travels Into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique. […], 2nd edition, London: […] R[ichard] Bi[sho]p for Iacob Blome and Richard Bishop, →OCLC, book II, page 206:]
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I wish I could prevail on Ethel to come up to London, if it were but for the sake of eclipsing her rival. I will stand godmother to the town's admiration, and promise and vow three things in its name:—first, that she will forget her faithless swain in the multitude of new ones; secondly, that she will be universally ran after; and, thirdly, that she will be brilliantly married. [1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Coronation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 8:]
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The name of the eclipsing girl, whatever it was, has not been handed down; but she was envied by all as the first who enjoyed the luxury of a masculine partner that evening. [1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), page 25:]
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The Util.System namespace eclipses the top-level System namespace. [2005, Sean Campbell, Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for developers, page 56:]
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Everything about her year-old restaurant […] reflects her love of bringing people to the table for good, simple food that's not eclipsed by bells and whistles. [2007, Cincinnati Magazine, page 81:]