OBNUBILATE

confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate

(verb) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; “Her remarks confused the debate”; “Their words obnubilate their intentions”

obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist

(verb) make less visible or unclear; “The stars are obscured by the clouds”; “the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

obnubilate (comparative more obnubilate, superlative most obnubilate)

(obsolete) Covered or darkened as with a cloud; overclouded; obscured.

Etymology 2

Verb

obnubilate (third-person singular simple present obnubilates, present participle obnubilating, simple past and past participle obnubilated)

(obsolete) To obscure, to shadow.

To make cloudy.

Source: Wiktionary


Ob*nu"bi*late, v. t. Etym: [L. obnubilatus, p.p. of obnubilare to obscure. See Ob-, and Nubilate.]

Definition: To cloud; to obscure. [Obs.] Burton.

– Ob*nu"bi*la"tion, n. [Obs.] Beddoes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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