Definition of obscure

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Obscure (superl.) Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription..

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Sepulchre :: Sepulchre (v. t.) To bury; to inter; to entomb; as, obscurely sepulchered..
Obscurement :: Obscurement (n.) The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration..
Fog :: Fog (v. t.) To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to obscure..
Besmirch :: Besmirch (v. t.) To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To dishonor; to sully.
Imbrown :: Imbrown (v. t.) To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features imbrowned by exposure..
Deaden :: Deaden (a.) To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to deaden gilding by a coat of size..
Obscurant :: Obscurant (n.) One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.
Resolve :: Resolve (v. i.) To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel; to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as, to resolve a riddle..
Dull :: Dull (superl.) Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror..
Hazy :: Hazy (n.) Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or transparent.
Obfuscate :: Obfuscate (v. t.) To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder..
Inner :: Inner (a.) Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure.
Ogygian :: Ogygian (a.) Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity..
Overshadow :: Overshadow (v. t.) To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure..
Misty :: Misty (superl.) Accompained with mist; characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, misty weather; misty mountains; a misty atmosphere..
Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma..
Extinguish :: Extinguish (v. t.) To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor..
Obscure :: Obscure (superl.) Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects..
Y- :: Y- () A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs, adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle English period, it was little employed except with verbs, being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally with the infinitive Ycleped, or yclept, is perhaps the only word not entirely obsolete which shows this use..
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