† obnubilateadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obnūbilātus.

Etymology: < classical Latin obnūbilātus, past participle of obnūbilāre obnubilate v. Compare earlier obnubilous adj.

Obsolete.

Obscure, indefinite, cloudy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective]

higheOE

dighela1000

deepc1000

darkOE

starkOE

dusk?c1225

subtle1340

dimc1350

subtilea1393

covert1393

mystica1398

murka1400

cloudyc1400

hard?c1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

diffuse1430

abstractc1450

diffused?1456

exquisitec1460

obnubilous?a1475

obscure?a1475

covered1484

intricate?a1500

nice?a1500

perplexeda1500

difficilea1513

difficult1530

privy1532

smoky1533

secret1535

abstruse?1549

difficul1552

entangled1561

confounded1572

darksome1574

obnubilate1575

enigmatical1576

confuse1577

mysteriousa1586

Delphic1598

obfuscatea1600

enfumed1601

Delphicala1603

obstruse1604

abstracted1605

confused1611

questionable1611

inevident1614

recondite1619

cryptic1620

obfuscated1620

transcendent1624

Delphian1625

oraculous1625

enigmatic1628

recluse1629

abdite1635

undilucidated1635

clouded1641

benighted1647

oblite1650

researched1653

obnubilated1658

obscurative1664

tenebrose1677

hyperbyssal1691

condite1695

diffusive1709

profound1710

tenebricose1730

oracular1749

opaque1761

unenlightening1768

darkling1795

offuscating1798

unrecognizable1817

tough1820

abstrusive1848

obscurant1878

out-of-focus1891

unplumbable1895

inenubilable1903

non-transparent1939

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkened or obscured

cestreda1300

withschadowid1398

yshadewedc1400

obscuredc1485

obfuscatec1487

obscuratea1550

obnubilate1575

shadowed1600

overclouded1603

obfuscated1789

obnubilated1939

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 5 In hir net thow art obnubilate.

1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xix. iv. 758 The reason & sence are both besotted and obnubilate.

1630 J. Taylor Epigr. xxxvi, in Wks. ii. 266/1 Mans vnderstanding's so obnubilate.

1860 Southern Literary Messenger 31 74/2 Here is an example of his obnubilate, incoherent, convulsive flub-drub.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

obnubilatev.

Brit.

/ɒbˈnjuːbᵻleɪt/, U.S.

/ɑbˈn(j)ubəˌleɪt/

Forms: 1500s obnubilat, 1500s– obnubilate, 1600s obnubulate.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obnūbilāt-, obnūbilāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin obnūbilāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of obnūbilāre to darken, obscure (1st cent. a.d.) < ob- ob- prefix + nūbilāre nubilate v. Compare Middle French, French obnubiler (1330; 1530 as obnubuler ), Old French obnubler , obnublir (both 13th cent.). Compare earlier obnubilate adj.

transitive. To darken, dim, cover, or hide with or as with a cloud; to obscure, render indistinct. Frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds

overcastc1300

cloud1582

obnubilate1583

overclouda1586

encloud1602

becloud1606

obumbilatea1711

overswarth1822

1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Gi As mystes and exhalations..obnubilate and darken the beames of the Sun.

c1616 R. C. Certaine Poems in Times' Whistle (1871) 135 Your false intent faire wordes obnubilate.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. iii. ii. ii. 258 So doth this melancholy vapor obnubilate the mind.

1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iv. 196 Clouds obnubilating the Face of Heaven shall skreen the Sun from us.

1717 J. Gay Three Hours after Marriage i. 13 Love and Jealousy are often Companions, and Excess of both had quite obnubilated the Eyes of my Understanding.

1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) I. 461 Until they raise a dust which obnubilates that better light.

1823 S. L. Fairfield Poems 160 No dark sky Obnubilates thy brightness!

1838 J. P. Kennedy Rob of Bowl (1860) x. 93 Your smokers [are] obnubilated in their own clouds.

1902 Academy 5 July 36 A verbal coxcombry which..serves here and there to ‘obnubilate’ the meaning.

1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command vii. 184 It is the pity of the world, Dr Maturin, to see a man of your parts obnubilate his mind with the juice of the poppy.

1991 R. Howard tr. E. M. Cioran Anathemas & Admirations ii. 78 Never to be short of illusions, to obnubilate himself: such was his dream.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obnubilate
释义	† obnubilateadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obnūbilātus. Etymology: < classical Latin obnūbilātus, past participle of obnūbilāre obnubilate v. Compare earlier obnubilous adj. Obsolete. Obscure, indefinite, cloudy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > unintelligibility > depth, obscurity > [adjective] higheOE dighela1000 deepc1000 darkOE starkOE dusk?c1225 subtle1340 dimc1350 subtilea1393 covert1393 mystica1398 murka1400 cloudyc1400 hard?c1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 diffuse1430 abstractc1450 diffused?1456 exquisitec1460 obnubilous?a1475 obscure?a1475 covered1484 intricate?a1500 nice?a1500 perplexeda1500 difficilea1513 difficult1530 privy1532 smoky1533 secret1535 abstruse?1549 difficul1552 entangled1561 confounded1572 darksome1574 obnubilate1575 enigmatical1576 confuse1577 mysteriousa1586 Delphic1598 obfuscatea1600 enfumed1601 Delphicala1603 obstruse1604 abstracted1605 confused1611 questionable1611 inevident1614 recondite1619 cryptic1620 obfuscated1620 transcendent1624 Delphian1625 oraculous1625 enigmatic1628 recluse1629 abdite1635 undilucidated1635 clouded1641 benighted1647 oblite1650 researched1653 obnubilated1658 obscurative1664 tenebrose1677 hyperbyssal1691 condite1695 diffusive1709 profound1710 tenebricose1730 oracular1749 opaque1761 unenlightening1768 darkling1795 offuscating1798 unrecognizable1817 tough1820 abstrusive1848 obscurant1878 out-of-focus1891 unplumbable1895 inenubilable1903 non-transparent1939 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > darkness or gloom > [adjective] > dim, dark, or obscure > darkened or obscured cestreda1300 withschadowid1398 yshadewedc1400 obscuredc1485 obfuscatec1487 obscuratea1550 obnubilate1575 shadowed1600 overclouded1603 obfuscated1789 obnubilated1939 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus i. f. 5 In hir net thow art obnubilate. 1610 J. Healey tr. St. Augustine Citie of God xix. iv. 758 The reason & sence are both besotted and obnubilate. 1630 J. Taylor Epigr. xxxvi, in Wks. ii. 266/1 Mans vnderstanding's so obnubilate. 1860 Southern Literary Messenger 31 74/2 Here is an example of his obnubilate, incoherent, convulsive flub-drub. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). obnubilatev. Brit. /ɒbˈnjuːbᵻleɪt/, U.S. /ɑbˈn(j)ubəˌleɪt/ Forms: 1500s obnubilat, 1500s– obnubilate, 1600s obnubulate. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obnūbilāt-, obnūbilāre. Etymology: < classical Latin obnūbilāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of obnūbilāre to darken, obscure (1st cent. a.d.) < ob- ob- prefix + nūbilāre nubilate v. Compare Middle French, French obnubiler (1330; 1530 as obnubuler ), Old French obnubler , obnublir (both 13th cent.). Compare earlier obnubilate adj. transitive. To darken, dim, cover, or hide with or as with a cloud; to obscure, render indistinct. Frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds overcastc1300 cloud1582 obnubilate1583 overclouda1586 encloud1602 becloud1606 obumbilatea1711 overswarth1822 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Gi As mystes and exhalations..obnubilate and darken the beames of the Sun. c1616 R. C. Certaine Poems in Times' Whistle (1871) 135 Your false intent faire wordes obnubilate. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. iii. ii. ii. 258 So doth this melancholy vapor obnubilate the mind. 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica ii. iv. 196 Clouds obnubilating the Face of Heaven shall skreen the Sun from us. 1717 J. Gay Three Hours after Marriage i. 13 Love and Jealousy are often Companions, and Excess of both had quite obnubilated the Eyes of my Understanding. 1768 A. Tucker Light of Nature (1834) I. 461 Until they raise a dust which obnubilates that better light. 1823 S. L. Fairfield Poems 160 No dark sky Obnubilates thy brightness! 1838 J. P. Kennedy Rob of Bowl (1860) x. 93 Your smokers [are] obnubilated in their own clouds. 1902 Academy 5 July 36 A verbal coxcombry which..serves here and there to ‘obnubilate’ the meaning. 1977 P. O'Brian Mauritius Command vii. 184 It is the pity of the world, Dr Maturin, to see a man of your parts obnubilate his mind with the juice of the poppy. 1991 R. Howard tr. E. M. Cioran Anathemas & Admirations ii. 78 Never to be short of illusions, to obnubilate himself: such was his dream. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1575v.1583
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