eclipse

Nouns

(n) one celestial body obscures another occultation,

Verbs

(v) be greater in significance than
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
overshadow, dominate,
(v) cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
- The Sun eclipses the moon today
- Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies
occult,

Synonyms

overshadow dominate occultation occult

Words of close approximity