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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")
obscures definition