| Front | obnubilate \ahb-NOO-buh-layt\ |
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| Back | verb To cloud over, obscure, or darken. [From Latin obnubilare (to darken or obscure), from ob- (in the way) + nubilare (to be cloudy), from nubes (cloud). The word nuance is also a derivative of nubes.] "It is the pity of the world, Dr Maturin, to see a man of your parts obnubilate his mind with the juice of the poppy." - Patrick O'Brian, The Mauritius Command |
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