ob·nu·bi·late (ŏb-no͞o′bə-lāt′, -nyo͞o′-) tr.v. ob·nu·bi·lat·ed ,
ob·nu·bi·lat·ing ,
ob·nu·bi·lates 1. To darken or obscure with clouds; becloud: a storm that obnubilated the sky.
2. To cause to be unable to think clearly; confuse: Superstition obnubilated their minds.
3. To make hard to understand or follow; obscure: an important idea that was obnubilated by poor writing.
[Latin
obnūbilāre, obnūbilāt- :
ob- ,
against, in the way of ; see
epi in
Indo-European roots +
nūbilāre ,
to become cloudy (from
nūbilus ,
cloudy , from
nūbēs ,
cloud ).]
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obnubilate (ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt ) vb (tr ) literary to darken or obscure
[C16: ultimately from Latin obnūbilāre to cover with clouds, from nubes cloud]
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obnubilate Past participle: obnubilatedGerund: obnubilatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative obnubilate obnubilate
Present I obnubilate you obnubilate he/she/it obnubilates we obnubilate you obnubilate they obnubilate
Preterite I obnubilated you obnubilated he/she/it obnubilated we obnubilated you obnubilated they obnubilated
Present Continuous I am obnubilating you are obnubilating he/she/it is obnubilating we are obnubilating you are obnubilating they are obnubilating
Present Perfect I have obnubilated you have obnubilated he/she/it has obnubilated we have obnubilated you have obnubilated they have obnubilated
Past Continuous I was obnubilating you were obnubilating he/she/it was obnubilating we were obnubilating you were obnubilating they were obnubilating
Past Perfect I had obnubilated you had obnubilated he/she/it had obnubilated we had obnubilated you had obnubilated they had obnubilated
Future I will obnubilate you will obnubilate he/she/it will obnubilate we will obnubilate you will obnubilate they will obnubilate
Future Perfect I will have obnubilated you will have obnubilated he/she/it will have obnubilated we will have obnubilated you will have obnubilated they will have obnubilated
Future Continuous I will be obnubilating you will be obnubilating he/she/it will be obnubilating we will be obnubilating you will be obnubilating they will be obnubilating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been obnubilating you have been obnubilating he/she/it has been obnubilating we have been obnubilating you have been obnubilating they have been obnubilating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been obnubilating you will have been obnubilating he/she/it will have been obnubilating we will have been obnubilating you will have been obnubilating they will have been obnubilating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been obnubilating you had been obnubilating he/she/it had been obnubilating we had been obnubilating you had been obnubilating they had been obnubilating
Conditional I would obnubilate you would obnubilate he/she/it would obnubilate we would obnubilate you would obnubilate they would obnubilate
Past Conditional I would have obnubilated you would have obnubilated he/she/it would have obnubilated we would have obnubilated you would have obnubilated they would have obnubilated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. obnubilate - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"conceal ,
hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
2. obnubilate - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"alter ,
change ,
modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
confuse ,
confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
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