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单词 obnubilate
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obnubilate

[ ob-noo-buh-leyt, -nyoo- ]
/ ɒbˈnu bəˌleɪt, -ˈnyu- /

verb (used with object), ob·nu·bi·lat·ed, ob·nu·bi·lat·ing.

to cloud over; becloud; obscure.

Origin of obnubilate

1575–85; <Latin obnūbilātus, past participle of obnūbilāre to darken, obscure, equivalent to ob-ob- + nūbilāre to become cloudy, verbal derivative of nūbilus cloudy; see nubilous

OTHER WORDS FROM obnubilate

ob·nu·bi·la·tion, noun

Words nearby obnubilate

oblongata, obloquy, obmutescence, obnounce, obnoxious, obnubilate, oboe, oboe da caccia, oboe d'amore, oboe d'amour, oboist
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British Dictionary definitions for obnubilate

obnubilate
/ (ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt) /

verb

(tr) literary to darken or obscure

Word Origin for obnubilate

C16: ultimately from Latin obnūbilāre to cover with clouds, from nubes cloud
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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