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DEFINITIONS OF: blur

1

v make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

Synonyms:
confuse, obnubilate, obscure
confound, confuse
mistake one thing for another
Types:
muddy
cause to become muddy
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v to make less distinct or clear

“The haze blurs the hills”
Antonyms:
focus
cause to converge on or toward a central point
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v make dim or indistinct

“The fog blurs my vision”
Synonyms:
blear
Antonyms:
focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen
put (an image) into focus
Type of:
alter, change, modify
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

v make a smudge on; soil by smudging

Synonyms:
smear, smudge, smutch
Types:
resmudge
smudge again
dust
rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
Type of:
rub
move over something with pressure

v become vague or indistinct

“The distinction between the two theories blurred”
Synonyms:
dim, slur
Antonyms:
focalise, focalize, focus
become focussed or come into focus
Types:
efface, obliterate
remove completely from recognition or memory
Type of:
weaken
become weaker

v become glassy; lose clear vision

Synonyms:
film over, glaze over

n a hazy or indistinct representation

“it happened so fast it was just a blur”
Synonyms:
fuzz
Type of:
internal representation, mental representation, representation
a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
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