obnubilate
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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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
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This contained a liberal amount of sonorous words derived from the Latin, such as "campestral," "lapidescent," "obnubilate," and "adventitious."
From History of American Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post
Mostly, though, we are obnubilated by a culture that implies that how things are is how they ought to be.
From US News ● Mar. 28, 2016
Love and jealousy are often companions, and excess of both had quite obnubilated the eyes of my understanding.
From Three Hours after Marriage by Arbuthnot, John
Now, by my knighthood," answered Sir Piercie, "your lovely faculties either of mind or body are, O my most fair Discretion, obnubilated by some strange hallucination.
From The Monastery by Scott, Walter, Sir
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