obnubilate

American  

[ob-noo-buh-leyt, -nyoo-] / ɒbˈnu bəˌleɪt, -ˈnyu- /

verb (used with object)

obnubilated, obnubilating

1. to cloud over; becloud; obscure.

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obnubilate British  

/ ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. literary (tr) to darken or obscure

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Other Word Forms

• obnubilation
  noun

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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