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obtenebrate, v.|əbˈtɛnɪbreɪt|
[f. L. obtenebrāt-, ppl. stem of obtenebrāre to darken, f. ob- (ob- 1 a, b) + tenebrāre to make dark, tenebræ darkness.]
trans. To cast a shadow over; to overshadow, shade, darken.
1611Cotgr., Obtenebrer, to obtenebrate, obscure, darken. 1626T. Ailesbury Passion-serm. 29 In Mount Calvary all is obtenebrated. 1649Bulwer Pathomyot. i. vi. 35 Rationation, which should direct and moderate the phansie, is more obtenebrated. 1819H. Busk Vestriad i. 518 Clouds obtenebrate the solar light. |