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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obnubilate

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.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
obnubilate

1580s, from Latin obnibulatus, past participle of obnubilare "to cover with clouds or fog," from ob- (see ob-) + verb from Latin nubes "cloud" (see nuance). Related: Obnubilated; obnubilating; obnubilation.

Wiktionary
obnubilate

  1. 1 (context obsolete English) obscured 2 cloudy v

  2. 1 (context obsolete English) To obscure, to shadow. 2 To make cloudy.

WordNet
obnubilate

  1. v. make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, haze over, fog, cloud, mist]

  2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn: confuse, blur, obscure]

Usage examples of "obnubilate".

Dr McAdam, to see a man of your parts obnubilate his mind with the juice of the grape.

Dr Maturin, to see a man of your parts obnubilate his mind with the juice of the poppy.

If any of the Yeomen of the Guard lifted his head to watch, he saw them simply disappear into a storm-front of powder-smoke that now obnubilated the lower reaches of the Hill.