obnubilate

verb (used with object), ob·nu·bi·lat·ed, ob·nu·bi·lat·ing.

to cloud over; becloud; obscure.

Origin:
1575–85; < Latin obnūbilātus, past participle of obnūbilāre to darken, obscure, equivalent to ob- ob- + nūbilāre to become cloudy, verbal derivative of nūbilus cloudy; see nubilous

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ob·nu·bi·la·tion, noun

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obnubilate (ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt)

—vb
	literary (tr) to darken or obscure

[C16: ultimately from Latin obnūbilāre to cover with clouds, from nubes cloud]

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