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obnubilate
[ ob-noo-buh-leyt, -nyoo- ]
/ ɒbˈnu bəˌleɪt, -ˈnyu- /
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verb (used with object), ob·nu·bi·lat·ed, ob·nu·bi·lat·ing.
to cloud over; becloud; obscure.
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Origin of obnubilate
OTHER WORDS FROM obnubilate
ob·nu·bi·la·tion, nounWords nearby obnubilate
oblongata, obloquy, obmutescence, obnounce, obnoxious, obnubilate, oboe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, oboe d'amour, oboist
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British Dictionary definitions for obnubilate
obnubilate
/ (ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt) /
verb
(tr) literary to darken or obscure
Word Origin for obnubilate
C16: ultimately from Latin obnūbilāre to cover with clouds, from nubes cloud
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