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obnubilate

Pronunciation: /ɒbˈnjuːbɪleɪt/

Definition of obnubilate

verb

[with object] literary
  • darken or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure: never to be short of illusions, to obnubilate himself: such was his dream

Derivatives

obnubilation

noun

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin obnubilat- 'covered with clouds or fog', from the verb obnubilare

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