obnubilate

• Verbe littéraire ou rare signifiant obscurcir, voiler ou offusquer, au sens propre comme au sens figuré.

An obsolete verb meaning to darken, obscure, or cloud over, either literally or figuratively.

1. Make less visible or unclearC2formal

   To obscure or cloud something, making it difficult to see or perceive clearly.

   Rendre moins visible ou peu clair

   • The fog obnubilated the distant mountains.
   • His judgment was obnubilated by anger.
   • The details of the contract were obnubilated by legal jargon.

   Synonymesbecloudbefogblurclouddimmurkobscureshadeveil

   Antonymesclarifyexplainexposeilluminatereveal

2. Make unclear, indistinct, or blurredC2formal

   To cause something to become vague, confused, or difficult to understand.

   obscurcir

   • The complex explanation only served to obnubilate the issue further.
   • Time had obnubilated his memories of the event.
   • The author's use of metaphor obnubilates the central theme of the novel.

   Synonymesbecloudbefogblurcloudconfusedimmuddleobfuscateobscure

   Antonymesclarifydefineelucidateexplainilluminate