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Definition of obnubilate in English: obnubilateverb ɒbˈnjuːbɪleɪtäbˈn(y)o͞obəˌlāt [with object]literary Darken or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure. 〈诗/文〉使昏暗;(似)以云遮蔽;使不明显 never to be short of illusions, to obnubilate himself: such was his dream Synonyms envelop, surround, swathe, enfold, cover, cover up, conceal, hide, secrete, camouflage, disguise, mask, screen, shield, cloak, blanket, shroud, enwrap, canopy, overlay
Derivativesnoun literary It was a curious business, what with the King reigning from 1760 to 1820, losing and regaining his senses until the final ten years of total obnubilation. Example sentencesExamples - I soon found in effect it was impossible for me to declare it, considering the contrast of the solitariness of my long obnubilation and obscurity.
- I am willing to give preference to the second option as I am presently animated by subjectivist obnubilation.
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin obnubilat- 'covered with clouds or fog', from the verb obnubilare. Definition of obnubilate in US English: obnubilateverbäbˈn(y)o͞obəˌlāt [with object]literary Darken, dim, or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure. 〈诗/文〉使昏暗;(似)以云遮蔽;使不明显 never to be short of illusions, to obnubilate himself: such was his dream Synonyms envelop, surround, swathe, enfold, cover, cover up, conceal, hide, secrete, camouflage, disguise, mask, screen, shield, cloak, blanket, shroud, enwrap, canopy, overlay
OriginLate 16th century: from Latin obnubilat- ‘covered with clouds or fog’, from the verb obnubilare. |