† obumbilateadj.

Forms: 1500s obumbylate.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obnubilate adj.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a transmission error for obnubilate adj. Compare obumbilate v. N.E.D. (1902) notes that Old French obumbler (in an undated text in F. Godefroy Dict. de l'ancienne langue française (1880 –1902)) is in fact a misreading of obnubler (see obnubilate adj.).

Obsolete. rare.

Obscure.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective]

darkOE

murka1400

cloudyc1400

mistyc1400

unclearc1400

obturate?a1425

obscure?a1439

unplain?c1535

obumbilatec1540

abstruse?1549

darksome1574

mysteriousa1586

obstruse1604

muddy1611

unperspicuous1634

clouded1641

imperspicuous1654

cramp1674

unlucid1711

abstract1725

opaque1761

obumbratory1799

darkling1813

sludgy1901

c1540 Phylogamus sig. A.v^v O Poet rare and Recent..Obtused and obturate Obumbylate, obdurate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

† obumbilatev.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obnubilate v.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps an error for obnubilate v. Compare obumbilate adj.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To obscure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > make invisible [verb (transitive)] > make indistinct

overcloudc1550

fog?1592

blura1616

soften1672

obumbilatea1711

slur1782

haze1801

veil1843

fuzz1907

defocus1955

the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds

overcastc1300

cloud1582

obnubilate1583

overclouda1586

encloud1602

becloud1606

obumbilatea1711

overswarth1822

a1711 T. Ken Edmund iii, in Wks. (1721) II. 86 To chill, unhinge, obumbilate his Heart.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	obumbilate
释义	† obumbilateadj. Forms: 1500s obumbylate. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obnubilate adj. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a transmission error for obnubilate adj. Compare obumbilate v. N.E.D. (1902) notes that Old French obumbler (in an undated text in F. Godefroy Dict. de l'ancienne langue française (1880 –1902)) is in fact a misreading of obnubler (see obnubilate adj.). Obsolete. rare. Obscure. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > obscurity > [adjective] darkOE murka1400 cloudyc1400 mistyc1400 unclearc1400 obturate?a1425 obscure?a1439 unplain?c1535 obumbilatec1540 abstruse?1549 darksome1574 mysteriousa1586 obstruse1604 muddy1611 unperspicuous1634 clouded1641 imperspicuous1654 cramp1674 unlucid1711 abstract1725 opaque1761 obumbratory1799 darkling1813 sludgy1901 c1540 Phylogamus sig. A.v^v O Poet rare and Recent..Obtused and obturate Obumbylate, obdurate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). † obumbilatev. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obnubilate v. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps an error for obnubilate v. Compare obumbilate adj. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To obscure. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > make invisible [verb (transitive)] > make indistinct overcloudc1550 fog?1592 blura1616 soften1672 obumbilatea1711 slur1782 haze1801 veil1843 fuzz1907 defocus1955 the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > make dark [verb (transitive)] > darken (as) by clouds overcastc1300 cloud1582 obnubilate1583 overclouda1586 encloud1602 becloud1606 obumbilatea1711 overswarth1822 a1711 T. Ken Edmund iii, in Wks. (1721) II. 86 To chill, unhinge, obumbilate his Heart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.c1540v.a1711
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