obnubilate
pronunciation
How to pronounce obnubilate in British English: UK [əb'nʌbɪleɪt]
How to pronounce obnubilate in American English: US [əb'nʌbɪlet]
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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.