obnubilate
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Obnubilate — Ob*nu bi*late, v. t. [L. obnubilatus, p. p. of obnubilare to obscure. See {Ob }, and {Nubilate}.] To cloud; to obscure. [Obs.] Burton. {Ob*nu bi*la tion}, n. [Obs.] Beddoes. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
obnubilate — verb adumbrate, becloud, bedim, blacken, blind, blur, cast a shadow, cloak, cloud, cloud over, conceal, cover, cover up, curtain, darken, dim, disguise, dull, eclipse, encompass with gloom, enshroud, fog, haze, hide, make indistinct, mask,… … Law dictionary
obnubilate — (v.) 1580s, from L. obnibulatus, pp. of obnubilare to cover with clouds or fog, from ob (see OB (Cf. ob )) + verb from L. nubes cloud (see NUANCE (Cf. nuance)). Related: Obnubilated; obnubilating; obnubilation … Etymology dictionary
obnubilate — [äb no͞o′bə lāt΄, äbnyo͞o′bə lāt΄] vt. obnubilated, obnubilating to make unclear, indistinct, vague, etc. [memories obnubilated by the passage of time] obnubilation n … English World dictionary
obnubilate — verb 1. make less visible or unclear The stars are obscured by the clouds the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley • Syn: ↑obscure, ↑befog, ↑becloud, ↑haze over, ↑fog, ↑cloud, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
obnubilate — transitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin obnubilatus, past participle of obnubilare, from ob in the way + nubilare to be cloudy, from nubilus cloudy, from nubes cloud more at ob , nuance Date: 1583 becloud, obscure • obnubilation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
obnubilate — obnubilation, n. /ob nooh beuh layt , nyooh /, v.t., obnubilated, obnubilating. to cloud over; becloud; obscure. [1575 85; < L obnubilatus, ptp. of obnubilare to darken, obscure, equiv. to ob OB + nubilare to become cloudy, v. deriv. of nubilus… … Universalium
obnubilate — É‘b nuËbɪleɪt /É’b v. fog, make hazy, obscure, cloud over … English contemporary dictionary
obnubilate — ob·nu·bi·late … English syllables
obnubilate — 1. To cloud or to obscure 2. To be clouded and obscure … Grandiloquent dictionary
