OBNUBILATE


Meaning of OBNUBILATE in English

äbˈn(y)übəˌlāt, əbˈ- transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin obnubilatus, past participle of obnubilare to cover with clouds, from ob- to, over + nubilus cloudy, from nubes cloud — more at ob- , nuance

1. : to cover or obscure by or as if by clouds : becloud

vision obnubilated by fatigue

2.

a. : to make cloudy of mind

obnubilated by scholastic philosophy

b. : to induce torpor in

obnubilate with drugs

Synonyms: see obscure

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