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

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

oblongata, obloquy, obmutescence, obnounce, obnoxious, obnubilate, oboe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, oboe d'amour, oboist

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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