eclipse
1.
2. A temporary or permanent dimming or cutting off of light.
3. a. A fall into obscurity or disuse; a decline: "A composer . . . often goes into eclipse after his death and never regains popularity" (Time). b. A disgraceful or humiliating end; a downfall: Revelations of wrongdoing helped bring about the eclipse of the governor's career.
verb
eclipsed
2. a. To obscure or diminish in importance, fame, or reputation. b. To surpass; outshine: an outstanding performance that eclipsed the previous record.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin eclīpsis, from Greek ekleipsis, from ekleipein, to fail to appear : ek-, out. See