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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
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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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