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.

obnubilate

/ ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt /

verb

1. literary.
   tr to darken or obscure

Other Words From

• ob·nubi·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of obnubilate¹

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”; nubilous

Word History and Origins

Origin of obnubilate¹

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