oscurecer

Definitions of oscurecer
  1. verb
    get a tan, from wind or sun
    synonyms: broncearse, curtir, tostar, tostarse
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    types:
    broncearse
    get a tan from being exposed to the sun
    type of:
    decolorar, decolorarse, descolorar
    change color, often in an undesired manner
  2. verb
    make dark or darker
    synonyms: ennegrecer, ennegrecerse, oscurecerse
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    antonyms:
    abrillantar, avivar, clarear, enlustrecer, lustrar
    make lighter or brighter
    types:
    atenuar, bajar la luz, ofuscar
    make dim or lusterless
    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    become dark or darker
    synonyms: broncearse, ennegrecer, ennegrecerse, oscurecerse
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    antonyms:
    abrillantar, clarear, iluminar, iluminarse, lustrar
    become lighter
    type of:
    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  4. verb
    make dim or lusterless
    synonyms: atenuar, bajar la luz, ofuscar
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    type of:
    ennegrecer, ennegrecerse, oscurecerse
    make dark or darker
  5. verb
    become dim or lusterless
    synonyms: atenuar, ofuscar
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    type of:
    cambiar, sufrir un cambio
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  6. verb
    make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    synonyms: obscurecer, ofuscar
    borrar, eliminar, obliterar, quitar
    remove completely from recognition or memory
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    type of:
    alterar, cambiar, cualificar, modificar
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  7. verb
    treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather
    synonyms: broncearse, curtir, tostar, tostarse
  8. verb
    make a smudge on; soil by smudging
    synonyms: empañar, manchar, tiznar
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    types:
    difuminar
    rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
    type of:
    frotarse, restregarse
    move over something with pressure
  9. verb
    switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
    synonyms: amortiguar, atenuar, entenebrecer, mitigar
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    type of:
    cambiar la intensidad
    increase or decrease in intensity
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