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English Dictionary: obnubilate by the DICT Development Group
2 results for obnubilate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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"
    Synonym(s): 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"
    Synonym(s): confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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