oscurare

Definitions of oscurare
  1. verb
    make dark or darker
    synonyms: ottenebrare, rannuvolarsi
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    types:
    ombrare, ombreggiare
    cast a shadow over
    annebbiare, annuvolare
    make overcast or cloudy
    type of:
    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    synonyms: annebbiare, appannare, nascondersi, offuscare, ottenebrare, rimbucarsi, rintanarsi
    asciugare, obliterare, rasciugare
    remove completely from recognition or memory
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    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  3. verb
    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
    synonyms: allucinare, annebbiare, appannare, appannarsi, offuscare, ottenebrare
    allucinare, confondersi, fraintendere
    mistake one thing for another
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    type of:
    alterare, cambiare, fare cambiare, fare mutare, modificare, mutare
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  4. verb
    switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
    synonyms: rannuvolarsi
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