Definition of obnubilate in English:
obnubilate
Pronunciation /äbˈn(y)o͞obəˌlāt/ /ɑbˈn(j)ubəˌleɪt/
transitive verb
[with object]literary Darken, dim, or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure.
- ‘never to be short of illusions, to obnubilate himself: such was his dream’
envelop, surround, swathe, enfold, cover, cover up, conceal, hide, secrete, camouflage, disguise, mask, screen, shield, cloak, blanket, shroud, enwrap, canopy, overlay
Origin
Late 16th century from Latin obnubilat- ‘covered with clouds or fog’, from the verb obnubilare.