Etymology

obnebulate

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Today it means: To cloud or obscure (something). Full definition →

Medieval Latin obnebulatus
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  1. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromobnebulatus
  2. English todayobnebulate

Borrowed from Medieval Latin obnebulatus, perfect passive participle of obnebulare (“to overcloud”), from ob- + nebula + -are. Compare obnubilate, derived from the unrelated Latin nūbēs.

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