ob·nu·bi·late (ŏb-nbə-lāt′, -ny-)
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Tweet 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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots + nūbilāre, to become cloudy (from nūbilus, cloudy, from nūbēs, cloud).] |
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