obnubilate

2 definitions found

obnubilate - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Obnubilate \Ob*nu"bi*late\, v. t. [L. obnubilatus, p. p. of
     obnubilare to obscure. See Ob-, and Nubilate.]
     To cloud; to obscure. [Obs.] --Burton. -- Ob*nu"bi*la"tion,
     n. [Obs.] --Beddoes.
     [1913 Webster]

obnubilate - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  obnubilate
      v 1: make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by
           the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the
           valley" [syn: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate,
           haze over, fog, cloud, mist]
      2: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
         the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" [syn:
         confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate]