obnubilate Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Ob*nu"bi*late transitive verb
Etymology
L. obnubilatus, p.p. of obnubilare to obscure. See Ob-, and Nubilate.
Definitions
  1. To cloud; to obscure. Obs. Burton. -- Ob*nu"bi*la"tion n. Obs. Beddoes.

Webster 1913