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to shade out
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to prevent other plants from getting enough sunlight by covering them with shade, which stops or slows their growth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
out
Base verb
shade
Present tense
shade out
3rd person singular
shades out
Present participle
shading out
Past simple
shaded out
Past participle
shaded out
Examples
The tall weeds shaded out the smaller flowers in the garden.
