obnubilate

pronunciation

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  • Verb:
    make less visible or unclear
    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

Word Origin

obnubilate (v.)
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.