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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blur \Blur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred}; p. pr & vb n. {Blurring}.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See {Blear}.] 1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink. But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore. --Shak. 2. To cause imperfection of vision in to dim; to darken. Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare. --J. R. Drake. 3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation. Sarcasms may eclipse thine own But can not blur my lost renown. --Hudibras. Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), n. 1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse. --Fuller. 2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as to see things with a blur; it was all blur. 3. A moral stain or blot. Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name --Udall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: blur n : a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" [syn: {fuzz}] v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep [syn: {film over}, {glaze over}] 2: to make less distinct or clear: "heat haze blurs the hills." [ant: {focus}] 3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate" [syn: {confuse}, {obscure}] [ant: {clarify}] 4: make a smudge on soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {smudge}, {smutch}] 5: make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blear}] [ant: {focus}] 6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {dim}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}]
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