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OBNUBILATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does obnubilate mean?

• OBNUBILATE (verb)
The verb OBNUBILATE has 2 senses:

1. make less visible or unclear
2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

Familiarity information: OBNUBILATE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• OBNUBILATE (verb)

Sense 1

obnubilate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Make less visible or unclear

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

obnubilate; haze over; fog; obscure; befog; becloud; mist; cloud

Context example:

The stars are obscured by the clouds

Hypernyms (to "obnubilate" is one way to...):

conceal; hide (prevent from being seen or discovered)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "obnubilate"):

overshadow (cast a shadow upon)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sense 2

obnubilate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

obnubilate; obscure; blur; confuse

Context examples:

Her remarks confused the debate / Their words obnubilate their intentions

Hypernyms (to "obnubilate" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "obnubilate"):

muddy (cause to become muddy)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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