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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBNUBILATE

Ultimately from Latin obnūbilāre to cover with clouds, from nubes cloud.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OBNUBILATE

obnubilate  [ɒbˈnjuːbɪˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBNUBILATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obnubilate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb obnubilate in English.

WHAT DOES OBNUBILATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obnubilate in the English dictionary

The definition of obnubilate in the dictionary is to darken or obscure.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OBNUBILATE

PRESENT

Present
I obnubilate
you obnubilate
he/she/it obnubilates
we obnubilate
you obnubilate
they obnubilate
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I obnubilated
you obnubilated
he/she/it obnubilated
we obnubilated
you obnubilated
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will obnubilate
you will obnubilate
he/she/it will obnubilate
we will obnubilate
you will obnubilate
they will obnubilate
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would obnubilate
you would obnubilate
he/she/it would obnubilate
we would obnubilate
you would obnubilate
they would obnubilate
Conditional continuous
I would be obnubilating
you would be obnubilating
he/she/it would be obnubilating
we would be obnubilating
you would be obnubilating
they would be obnubilating
Conditional perfect
I would have obnubilate
you would have obnubilate
he/she/it would have obnubilate
we would have obnubilate
you would have obnubilate
they would have obnubilate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been obnubilating
you would have been obnubilating
he/she/it would have been obnubilating
we would have been obnubilating
you would have been obnubilating
they would have been obnubilating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you obnubilate
we let´s obnubilate
you obnubilate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to obnubilate
Past participle
obnubilated
Present Participle
obnubilating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBNUBILATE


acrylate
ˈækrɪˌleɪt
assibilate
əˈsɪbɪˌleɪt
assimilate
əˈsɪmɪˌleɪt
barbellate
ˈbɑːbɪˌleɪt
bombilate
ˈbɒmbɪˌleɪt
carboxylate
kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪt
correlate
ˈkɒrɪˌleɪt
jubilate
ˈdʒuːbɪˌleɪt
methacrylate
mɛθˈækrɪˌleɪt
methylate
ˈmɛθɪˌleɪt
oscillate
ˈɒsɪˌleɪt
phosphorylate
fɒsˈfɒrɪˌleɪt
pixelate
ˈpɪksɪˌleɪt
salicylate
səˈlɪsɪˌleɪt
sibilate
ˈsɪbɪˌleɪt
strobilate
ˈstrəʊbɪˌleɪt
tessellate
ˈtɛsɪˌleɪt
titillate
ˈtɪtɪˌleɪt
vacillate
ˈvæsɪˌleɪt
ventilate
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBNUBILATE

oblong
oblongly
obloquial
obloquies
obloquy
obmutescence
obmutescent
obnoxious
obnoxiously
obnoxiousness
obnubilation
obo
oboe
oboe d´amore
oboe da caccia
oboist
obol
obolary
obole
oboli

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBNUBILATE

annihilate
anthranilate
chocolate
deoppilate
dilate
disassimilate
dissimilate
epilate
horripilate
hyperventilate
invigilate
late
mutilate
on a plate
oppilate
Pilate
pixilate
plate
stabilate
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Synonyms and antonyms of obnubilate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obnubilate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBNUBILATE

Find out the translation of obnubilate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obnubilate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obnubilate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

obnubilate
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obnubilate
570 millions of speakers

English

obnubilate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obnubilate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

obnubilate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

obnubilate
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obnubilate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

obnubilate
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obnubilate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengecil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

obnubilate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

obnubilate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obnubilate
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obnubilate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obnubilate
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obnubilate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विद्रूप करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

obnubilate
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

obnubilate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obnubilate
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

obnubilate
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obnubilate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

obnubilate
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obnubilate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

obnubilate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obnubilate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obnubilate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBNUBILATE»

The term «obnubilate» is used very little and occupies the 166.969 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBNUBILATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obnubilate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obnubilate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obnubilate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBNUBILATE»

Discover the use of obnubilate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obnubilate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pocket Posh Word Power: 120 Words to Make You Sound Intelligent
84 obnubilate /(äb-nyoō'bə-lāt' or äb-noō'bə-lāt')/ verb • To cloud or overcloud; obscure; darken. Examples: And from these crudities, windy vapours ascend up to the brain which trouble the imagination . . . a black and thick cloud covers the ...
Wordnik, Angela Tung, 2011
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Tell Everyone I Said Hi
Obnubilate. verb tr.: to cloud over, obscure, or darken I. A week after her mastectomy, my mom's head throbs. She feels every couple of minutes like she is about to puke. She thinks it's the flu, which has been going around, even though she's ...
Chad Simpson, 2012
3
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
But corporal life doth so obnubilate Our inward eyes, that they be nothing bright. More, Sleep of the Soul, C. 3. St. 10. Obnubilation.* n. s. [from obnubilate.} The act of making obscure. Let others glory in their triumphs and trophies, in their ...
Samuel Johnson, 1827
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The times' whistle: or, a newe daunce of seven satires, and ...
Obcisaunce, 25/703, obedience. Obnubilate, 135/14, darken, confound, cloud over. “lmmodernte slepe . . . doth obfiiske and doth \ obnebalate the memory.” - Andrew Boorole's Dyetary, p. 244, ed. Furnivall. Mans vnderstanding 's so obnubilate ...
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King Horn, with Fragments of Floriz and Blauncheflur, and of ...
Obnubilate, 135/14, darken, conobnebulale the memory.” Andrew Boorlle's Dyelary, p. 244, ed. Furnivall. Mans vnderstanding 's so obnubilate. That when thereon I doe excogitate, Intrinsicall and querimonious paines, Doe puluerise the  ...
Joseph Rawson Lumby, George Harley McKnight, 1866
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Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...
If they [his vertues] be like a clear light, eminent ; they will stab him with a but of detraction : as if there were something yet so foul, as did obnubilate even the brightest glory. Fell ham. Resolve 50. fol. 89. Let others glory in their triumphs and ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
7
ElderSpeak: A Thesaurus or Compendium of Words Related to ...
Clouded vision: obnubilate Day blindness: hemeralopia Deteriorative changes in the macula retinae: macular degeneration Knowledge of blindness: typhlology Night blindness: nyctalopia Partial blindness: cecutiency, luscition, purblind ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
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A new dictionary of the English language ...
If they [his vertues] be like a clear light, eminent ; they will stab him with a but of detraction: as if there were something yet so foul, as did obnubilate even the brightest glory. — Feltham, pt. i. Resolve 50. Let others glory in their triumphs and  ...
Charles Richardson, 1856
9
A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
OBLIQUELY— OBNUBILATE. OBNUBILATION— OBSCURER. falls on any note whatsoever. Oblique plane, in Dialling, a plane which reclines from the zenith. Oblique projection, in Mechanics, where a body is projected in a line, making an  ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1849
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Words at Play
Don't you love the word "obnubilate"? A Little Learning Translations is a story about people whose needs are very basic: food and shelter, love (or at least companionship), and a little learning. The simplicity of that existence not only heightens ...
Londre, Felicia Hardison

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBNUBILATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obnubilate is used in the context of the following news items.
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On Car Rules and Email Wars: 8 Lessons in Leadership
Q.-Lissom literacy & lithe observance's obscurely difference is observation of obstinate obstreperous may obnubilate by obscene due to ... «Pulse, Mar 15»
2
The best Australian lotto games to play if you want to minimise your …
Obnubilate” posted the simulator on Reddit under “I coded a simple lottery simulator for OzLotto, GoldLotto and Powerball”. The software ... «Business Insider Australia, Mar 15»
3
Opinion: Russia, the West, and the security vacuum in Europe's East
Utopian beliefs obnubilate threat assessments. Addressing the recent US-EU summit in Brussels, President Barack Obama remarked, “Russia's ... «LithuaniaTribune, Apr 14»
4
Last week's odd news: Workers dangle from ropes to clean Skywalk …
His 500-word supply is usually plenty, but the 92 middle-schoolers exhausted them, from "macaroni" to "obnubilate". He had to call a recess ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Apr 14»
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Richard Quest: the voice of choice
He likes to tweet about discoveries (“trying to get the word of the day OBNUBILATE into as many conversations as possible def. to cloud over, ... «South China Morning Post, Mar 14»
6
Opdot - Opus One
All 10 tracks are numberd from one to 10 and only four of them are given specific titles (Suspire, Lament, Serenade and Obnubilate). This is ... «musicOMH.com, Sep 13»
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SLC apologises for floodlight failure
The blackout lasted as long as it took for the dew to obnubilate. The curator might as well transmorgified the track or did something to the track ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Mar 13»
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Eugene Ehrlich, 85, Word Connoisseur, Dies
“Piacular” means sinful or wicked, “sapid” means having a pleasing taste, and “obnubilate” means to make unclear. His work as a researcher of ... «New York Times, Apr 08»

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