nubilate

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verb

To cloud or obscure

OriginLatin nūbilātus →
First used c. 1697–1801Scrabble 10
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Meanings

verbnubilate (third-person singular simple present nubilates, present participle nubilating, simple past and past participle nubilated)

present singular third person nubilates · participle present nubilating · participle past nubilated · past nubilated

  1. obsoleterareTo cloud or obscureFirst known use c. 1697–1801

Origin

  1. Latinnūbilātus
  2. Englishnubilate

Borrowed from Latin nūbilātus, perfect passive participle of nūbilō (“to cloud”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from nūbila (“clouds”). By surface analysis, Latin nubil- + -ate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

bilunateantiblueunitable
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APA

nubilate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nubilate

MLA

“nubilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nubilate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nubilate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nubilate.

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