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obnebulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ob-neb-u-late
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cloud or obscure (something).

Literary; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

obnebulates (present, singular) obnebulating (participle, present) obnebulated (participle, past) obnebulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

becloud befog bemist

Questions

What does obnebulate mean?
To cloud or obscure (something).
Where does obnebulate come from?
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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