occaeco

occaecō (obc-) āvī, ātus, āre

ob+caeco, to make blind, blind, deprive of sight : occaecatus pulvere hostis, L.— To make dark, darken, obscure : noctis occaecat nigror, C.poët.: densa caligo occaecaverat diem, L.— To hide, conceal : semen occaecatum.—Fig., to darken, make obscure, render unintelligible : orationem.— To make blind, blind, delude : animos: stultitiā occaecatus: consilia, confound , L.