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obscures obscures definition

obscures


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  obscure 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  obscure 
 
  Sense  1 
  obscure,  befog,  becloud,  haze  over  fog,  cloud,  mist 
  =>  overshadow 
 
  Sense  2 
  confuse,  blur,  obscure 
  =>  muddy 
 
  Sense  3 
  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud 
  =>  mystify 
  =>  eclipse 
  =>  shadow,  shade,  shade  off 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  obscure 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  obscure 
 
  Sense  1 
  obscure,  befog,  becloud,  haze  over  fog,  cloud,  mist 
  =>  overshadow 
  =>  eclipse,  occult 
 
  Sense  2 
  confuse,  blur,  obscure 
  =>  muddy 
 
  Sense  3 
  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud 
  =>  mystify 
  =>  eclipse 
  =>  shadow,  shade,  shade  off 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  obscure 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  obscure 
 
  5  senses  of  obscure 
 
  Sense  1 
  obscure,  befog,  becloud,  haze  over  fog,  cloud,  mist 
  =>  hide,  conceal 
 
  Sense  2 
  confuse,  blur,  obscure 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  3 
  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  4 
  obscure,  blot  out  obliterate,  hide 
  =>  change,  alter 
 
  Sense  5 
  obscure,  benight,  bedim 
  =>  darken 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  obscure 
 
  obscure  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  obscure 
 
  Sense  1 
  obscure,  befog,  becloud,  haze  over  fog,  cloud,  mist 
  =>  hide,  conceal 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  confuse,  blur,  obscure 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  obscure,  blot  out  obliterate,  hide 
  =>  change,  alter 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  obscure,  benight,  bedim 
  =>  darken 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  obscure 
 
  The  verb  obscure  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  obscure,  befog,  becloud,  haze  over  fog,  cloud,  mist  --  (make  less  visible  or  unclear;  "The  stars  are  obscured  by  the  clouds") 
  2.  (2)  confuse,  blur,  obscure  --  (make  unclear,  indistinct,  or  blurred;  "Her  remarks  confused  the  debate") 
  3.  (2)  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud  --  (make  obscure  or  unclear;  "The  distinction  was  obscured") 
  4.  obscure,  blot  out  obliterate,  hide  --  (make  undecipherable  or  imperceptible  by  obscuring  or  concealing) 
  5.  obscure,  benight,  bedim  --  (make  difficult  to  perceive  by  sight;  "The  foliage  of  the  huge  tree  obscures  the  view  of  the  lake") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  obscure 
 
  The  verb  obscure  has  5  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  obscure,  befog,  becloud,  haze  over  fog,  cloud,  mist  --  (make  less  visible  or  unclear;  "The  stars  are  obscured  by  the  clouds") 
  2.  (2)  confuse,  blur,  obscure  --  (make  unclear,  indistinct,  or  blurred;  "Her  remarks  confused  the  debate") 
  3.  (2)  obscure,  bedim,  overcloud  --  (make  obscure  or  unclear;  "The  distinction  was  obscured") 
  4.  obscure,  blot  out  obliterate,  hide  --  (make  undecipherable  or  imperceptible  by  obscuring  or  concealing) 
  5.  obscure,  benight,  bedim  --  (make  difficult  to  perceive  by  sight;  "The  foliage  of  the  huge  tree  obscures  the  view  of  the  lake") 



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