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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured
([o^]b*sk[=u]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Obscuring.] [L.
obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF. obscurer. See Obscure, a.]
To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the
dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible,
glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
[1913 Webster]
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with
obscured lights. --Shak.
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Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,
And I should be obscured. --Shak.
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There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by
the writings of learned men as this. --Wake.
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And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Obscured; p. pr. &
vb. n. Obscuring.] [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF.
obscurer. See Obscure, a.]
To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the
dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible,
glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with
obscured lights. --Shak.
Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should
be obscured. --Shak.
There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by
the writings of learned men as this. --Wake.
And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
obscuring
n.
The process of making obscure; a concealing or darkening.
vb.
(present participle of en obscure nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
obscuring
n.
The process of making obscure; a concealing or darkening.
vb.
(present participle of en obscure nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
obscuring
n.
The process of making obscure; a concealing or darkening.
vb.
(present participle of en obscure nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
obscuring
n.
The process of making obscure; a concealing or darkening.
vb.
(present participle of en obscure nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
obscuring
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm o bscur ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
obscuring
Engelska a.
(avledning en obscure ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb obscure)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Obscuring /ɒbskjˈʊəɹɪŋ/ الحجبFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
obscuring /ɒbskjˈʊəɹɪŋ/From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]zamlžující
obscuring /ɒbskjˈʊəɹɪŋ/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]zatemňující
obscuring /ɒbskjˈʊəɹɪŋ/
hinwegtäuschend
Synonyms: disguising, hiding, concealing, masking
see: disguise, obscure, hide, conceal, mask sth., disguised, obscured, hidden, concealed, masked
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]obscuring /ɒbskjˈʊəɹɪŋ/ verdunkelnd see: obscure, obscured, obscures, obscuredFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
obscuring /ɒbskjˈʊəɹɪŋ/
verschleiernd, vernebelnd, verwischend, verunklärend
Synonym: obfuscating
see: obscure sth., obfuscate sth., obscured, obfuscated
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/əbˈskjʊɹɪŋ/