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| 1. | [ noun ] a hazy or indistinct representation | |
| Synonyms: | fuzz | |
| Examples: | "it happened so fast it was just a blur" "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" |
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| Related terms: | representation film_over | |
| 2. | [ verb ] become glassy; lose clear vision | |
| Synonyms: | glaze_over film_over | |
| Examples: | "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" |
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| 3. | [ verb ] make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | |
| Synonyms: | obscure obnubilate confuse | |
| Examples: | "Her remarks confused the debate" "Their words obnubilate their intentions" |
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| Related terms: | clarify change muddy mistake confuse | |
| 4. | [ verb ] to make less distinct or clear | |
| Examples: | : "heat haze blurs the hills." |
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| Related terms: | focus change | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make a smudge on; soil by smudging | |
| Synonyms: | smudge smutch smear | |
| Related terms: | rub resmudge dust smudge | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make dim or indistinct | |
| Synonyms: | blear | |
| Examples: | "The drug blurs my vision" |
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| Related terms: | focus change | |
| 7. | [ verb ] become vague or indistinct | |
| Synonyms: | slur dim | |
| Examples: | "The distinction between the two theories blurred" |
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| Related terms: | focus weaken obliterate gloss_over | |
| Similar spelling: |
blurry blear blare blair bleary blower |
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