overshadow
verb/ˌoʊvərˈʃædoʊ/
Frequency rank: #16,992 most common English word
Meaning
to make someone or something seem less important or impressive by comparison.
Example sentence
Her brilliant performance tended to overshadow the efforts of the other cast members.
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