obnubilating

obnubilating
ɑb'nuːbɪleɪt /ɒb- v. fog, make hazy, obscure, cloud over

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  • obnubilate — obnubilation, n. /ob nooh beuh layt , nyooh /, v.t., obnubilated, obnubilating. to cloud over; becloud; obscure. [1575 85; < L obnubilatus, ptp. of obnubilare to darken, obscure, equiv. to ob OB + nubilare to become cloudy, v. deriv. of nubilus… …   Universalium

  • obnubilate — (v.) 1580s, from L. obnibulatus, pp. of obnubilare to cover with clouds or fog, from ob (see OB (Cf. ob )) + verb from L. nubes cloud (see NUANCE (Cf. nuance)). Related: Obnubilated; obnubilating; obnubilation …   Etymology dictionary

  • obnubilate — [äb no͞o′bə lāt΄, äbnyo͞o′bə lāt΄] vt. obnubilated, obnubilating to make unclear, indistinct, vague, etc. [memories obnubilated by the passage of time] obnubilation n …   English World dictionary

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