obnubilate

Definition of Obnubilate in English :

make less visible or unclear

Example Sentences:
'The stars are obscured by the clouds'
'the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley'

2. blur, confuse, obnubilate, obscure

make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

Example Sentences:
'Her remarks confused the debate'
'Their words obnubilate their intentions'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Obnubilate

verb

(transitive) literary

to darken or obscure

verb transitiveWord forms: obˈnubiˌlated or obˈnubiˌlating

to make unclear, indistinct, vague, etc.

memories obnubilated by the passage of time

tr.v. ob·nu·bi·lat·ed, ob·nu·bi·lat·ing, ob·nu·bi·lates

1. To darken or obscure with clouds; becloud: a storm that obnubilated the sky.

2. To cause to be unable to think clearly; confuse: Superstition obnubilated their minds.

3. To make hard to understand or follow; obscure: an important idea that was obnubilated by poor writing.