In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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
Word of the Day
12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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