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2 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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: blurred adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary}, {blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}] 2: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: {clouded}]
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