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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-452/
- Published: 2025-11-03T17:15:26.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-03T17:15:25.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

obnubilate (transitive verb) -

: becloud, obscure

Source : [Merriam-Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obloquy?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The meaning of obnubilate becomes clearer when you know that its ancestors are the Latin terms ob- (meaning "in the way") and nubes ("cloud"). It's a high-flown sounding word, which may be why it often turns up in texts by and about politicians. This has been true for a long time. In fact, when the U.S. Constitution was up for ratification, 18th-century Pennsylvania statesman James Wilson used obnubilate to calm fears that the president would have too much power: "Our first executive magistrate is not obnubilated behind the mysterious obscurity of counsellors…. He is the dignified, but accountable magistrate of a free and great people." The word's first known use was in 1583.

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