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Definitions for: Blur
[n] a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
[v] make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"
[v] become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
[v] make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision"
[v] make a smudge on; soil by smudging
[v] become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
[v] to make less distinct or clear; "heat haze blurs the hills."
Webster (1913) Definition: Blur, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Blurred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Blurring.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See Blear.]
1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of
confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make
indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by
handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a
woodcut by an excess of ink.
But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
Which then he wore. --Shak.
2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
--J. R. Drake.
3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my
lost renown. --Hudibras.
Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
Blur (bl[^u]r), n.
1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as
upon paper or other substance.
As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers,
they make it worse. --Fuller.
2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as,
to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
3. A moral stain or blot.
Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great
blur on mine honesty and good name. --Udall.
Synonyms: blear, confuse, dim, film over, fuzz, glaze over, obscure, slur, smear, smudge, smutch
Antonyms: focalise, focalize, focus, focus, sharpen
See Also: alter, alter, alter, blur, change, change, change, dust, efface, gloss over, internal representation, mental representation, muddy, obliterate, representation, resmudge, rub, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, weaken, wipe out
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