Definition of obscure

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Obscure (a.) To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious..

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Unheard :: Unheard (a.) Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.
Caliginous :: Caliginous (a.) Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure.
Quiz :: Quiz (v. t.) To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions..
Obscure :: Obscure (n.) Obscurity.
Dusky :: Dusky (a.) Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky valley..
Obnubilate :: Obnubilate (v. t.) To cloud; to obscure.
Obscureness :: Obscureness (n.) Obscurity.
Perspicuous :: Perspicuous (a.) Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous statements..
Obscurer :: Obscurer (n.) One who, or that which, obscures..
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..
Combust :: Combust (a.) So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight degrees and a half from the sun..
Kyriology :: Kyriology (n.) The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones..
Obscurement :: Obscurement (n.) The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration..
Conciliabule :: Conciliabule (n.) An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable.
Dim :: Dim (superl.) Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
Settle :: Settle (v. i.) To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather settled; wine settles by standing..
Infuscate :: Infuscate (v. t.) To darken; to make black; to obscure.
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..
Subobtuse :: Subobscurely (adv.) Somewhat obscurely or darkly.
Purblind :: Purblind (a.) Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a purblind eye; a purblind mole..
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