- 2. Assenting repetition, slavish imitation.
Echo, v. n. Resound, reverberate, be sounded back.
Echo, v. a.
- 1. Reverberate, re-echo.
- 2. Repeat, sound again.
- 3. Sound loudly, resound, reverberate.
Éclaircissement, n. [Fr.] Explanation, explication, elucidation, clearing up.
Eclaircize, v. a. (Modern.) Explain, unfold. expound, elucidate, illustrate, make plain, make clear.
Éclat, n.
- 1. Acclamation, applause, plaudit, burst of applause.
- 2. Brilliancy, splendor, show, pomp, lustre, effect, striking effect.
Eclectic, a. Selecting, selective.
Eclecticism, n. Eclectic philosophy, eclectic method.
Eclipse, n.
- 1. Occultation, eclipsing.
- 2. Obscuration, darkening, dimming, clouding, veiling, hiding, shrouding, disappearance, concealment,
vanishing, occultation.
- 3. Extinguishment, extinction, obliteration, blotting out, destruction, annihilation.
Eclipse, v. a.
- 1. Darken, obscure, dim.
- 2. Cloud, veil, shroud, hide, hide from view.
- 3. Throw into the shade, utterly surpass, put out of competition.
- 4. Extinguish, blot out, put out, annihilate, annul.