obnubilate

[ ob-noo-buh-leyt, -nyoo- ]

verb (used with object),ob·nu·bi·lat·ed, ob·nu·bi·lat·ing.
  1. to cloud over; becloud; obscure.

Origin of obnubilate

1
First recorded in 1575–85; from Latin obnūbilātus, past participle of obnūbilāre “to darken, obscure,” equivalent to ob- ob- + nūbilāre “to become cloudy,” verbal derivative of nūbilus “cloudy”; see nubilous

Other words from obnubilate

  • ob·nu·bi·la·tion, noun

Words Nearby obnubilate

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British Dictionary definitions for obnubilate

obnubilate

/ (ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) literary to darken or obscure

Origin of obnubilate

1
C16: ultimately from Latin obnūbilāre to cover with clouds, from nubes cloud

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