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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • ob·nubi·lation noun
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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
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Origin of obnubilate1

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

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