adumbrate

Definition

To indicate or foreshadow something; to give a clear but indirect indication of the future or someone or something else, often as a way to prepare or consider for something that will be present, occur, or happen eventually, in the future, sometimes obscure or not yet clear.

Español Indicar o prefigurar algo; dar una indicación clara pero indirecta del futuro o de alguien o algo más, a menudo como una forma de prepararse o considerar algo que eventualmente estará presente, ocurra o suceda en el futuro, a veces oscuro o no claro.

Example

"The author sought to adumbrate the complexity of the historical times."