obnubilate
(redirected from obnubilations)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical.
ob·nu·bi·late
(ŏb-no͞o′bə-lāt′, -nyo͞o′-)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.
[Latin obnūbilāre, obnūbilāt- : ob-, against, in the way of; see epi in Indo-European roots + nūbilāre, to become cloudy (from nūbilus, cloudy, from nūbēs, cloud).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
obnubilate
(ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt)vb
(tr) literary to darken or obscure
[C16: ultimately from Latin obnūbilāre to cover with clouds, from nubes cloud]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
obnubilate
Past participle: obnubilated
Gerund: obnubilating
| Imperative |
|---|
| obnubilate |
| obnubilate |
| Present |
|---|
| I obnubilate |
| you obnubilate |
| he/she/it obnubilates |
| we obnubilate |
| you obnubilate |
| they obnubilate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I obnubilated |
| you obnubilated |
| he/she/it obnubilated |
| we obnubilated |
| you obnubilated |
| they obnubilated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am obnubilating |
| you are obnubilating |
| he/she/it is obnubilating |
| we are obnubilating |
| you are obnubilating |
| they are obnubilating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have obnubilated |
| you have obnubilated |
| he/she/it has obnubilated |
| we have obnubilated |
| you have obnubilated |
| they have obnubilated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was obnubilating |
| you were obnubilating |
| he/she/it was obnubilating |
| we were obnubilating |
| you were obnubilating |
| they were obnubilating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had obnubilated |
| you had obnubilated |
| he/she/it had obnubilated |
| we had obnubilated |
| you had obnubilated |
| they had obnubilated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will obnubilate |
| you will obnubilate |
| he/she/it will obnubilate |
| we will obnubilate |
| you will obnubilate |
| they will obnubilate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have obnubilated |
| you will have obnubilated |
| he/she/it will have obnubilated |
| we will have obnubilated |
| you will have obnubilated |
| they will have obnubilated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be obnubilating |
| you will be obnubilating |
| he/she/it will be obnubilating |
| we will be obnubilating |
| you will be obnubilating |
| they will be obnubilating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been obnubilating |
| you have been obnubilating |
| he/she/it has been obnubilating |
| we have been obnubilating |
| you have been obnubilating |
| they have been obnubilating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been obnubilating |
| you will have been obnubilating |
| he/she/it will have been obnubilating |
| we will have been obnubilating |
| you will have been obnubilating |
| they will have been obnubilating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been obnubilating |
| you had been obnubilating |
| he/she/it had been obnubilating |
| we had been obnubilating |
| you had been obnubilating |
| they had been obnubilating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would obnubilate |
| you would obnubilate |
| he/she/it would obnubilate |
| we would obnubilate |
| you would obnubilate |
| they would obnubilate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have obnubilated |
| you would have obnubilated |
| he/she/it would have obnubilated |
| we would have obnubilated |
| you would have obnubilated |
| they would have obnubilated |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Verb 1. [画像:obnubilate - make less visible or unclear]obnubilate - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
conceal, hide - prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money"
overshadow - cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"
2. obnubilate - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.