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blur
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blur  (blûr)
v. blurred, blur·ring, blurs
v.tr.
1. To make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure.
2. To smear or stain; smudge.
3. To lessen the perception of; dim: "For street children . . . drugs offer the chance to blur their hopeless poverty" (Alma Guillermoprieto).
v.intr.
1. To become indistinct.
2. To make smudges or stains by smearing.
n.
1. A smear or blot; a smudge.
2. Something that is hazy and indistinct to the sight or mind.

[Probably akin to Middle English bleren, to blear.]

blurri·ness n.
blurry adj.

blur
Verb
[blurring, blurred]
1. to make or become vague or less distinct
2. to smear or smudge
3. to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim
Noun
1. something vague, hazy, or indistinct
2. a smear or smudge [perhaps variant of blear]
blurred adj
blurry adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blurblur - a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
internal representation, mental representation, representation - a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Verb1.blur - become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"
2.blur - to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
focus - cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
3.blur - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary"
muddy - cause to become muddy; "These data would have muddied the prediction"
4.blur - make a smudge on; soil by smudging
rub - move over something with pressure; "rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
resmudge - smudge again
dust - rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape; "The artist dusted the charcoal drawing down to a faint image"
5.blur - make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus - put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
6.blur - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
focalise, focalize, focus - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"

blur
verb 2. become indistinct, soften, become vague, become hazy, become fuzzy
verb 3. obscure, make indistinct, mask, soften, muddy, obfuscate, make vague, befog, make hazy
Translations
blur [bləːʳ] naspecto borroso
vt [+ vision] → enturbiar [+ memory]; empañar

blur [bləːʳ] n (= shape);
to become a blur → devenir flou vtbrouiller, rendre flou(e)

blur [bləːʳ] n (shape) → verschwommener Fleck m;
(scene etc) → verschwommenes Bild nt;
(memory) → verschwommene Erinnerung f
vt (vision) → trüben;
(distinction) → verwischen

blur [bləːʳ] ncosa offuscata
vtoffuscare

blur
n blur [bləː]
something not clearly seen Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off. vaagheid شيئٌ مُغَشّى/ غير واضِحٍ неясно петно rozmazaný obraz sløret plet; tåget syn die Verschwommenheit θολούρα imagen borrosa/imprecisa ähmasus مات؛ کدر hämäryys, sumu image floue מְטוּשטַש धुंधला mutnoća folt kabur móða, móðusÿn offuscamento, visione confusa/offuscata ぼやけた状態 흐릿함 miglotas vaizdas neskaidrs apveids kabur wazig beeld det som flyter sammen, uskarpt/tåkete syn nieostry obraz névoa imagine neclară расплывшиеся очертания rozmazaný obraz medla slika zamrljanost suddighet, någonting suddigt ความพร่ามัว bulanıklık 模糊一片 пляма; невиразні обриси دھندلا mờ nhạt, cảnh mờ
vpast tense, past participle blurred
to make or become unclear The rain blurred my vision. vervaag يَغْشى، يُشَوِّش الرؤيَه зацапвам rozmazat, zastřít sløre verwischen θολώνω empañar, hacer borroso ähmaseks tegema, ähmastuma نامشخص شدن؛ کدر کردن sumentaa brouiller לְטַשטֵש, לְהִטַשטֵש @@@לְהִיטַשטֵש$$$ धुंधला करना zamagliti elhomályosít mengaburkan gera óskÿrt, blinda annebbiare, rendere confuso ぼやけさせる _흐릿하게 하다 padaryti neaiškų aizmiglot (skatienu) mengaburi (doen) vervagen gjøre uklar, viske ut zamazać enevoar a estompa расплываться rozmazať, zastrieť zamegliti zamutiti göra suddig (otydlig) ทำให้พร่ามัว bulan(dır)mak, bulanıklaş(tır)mak 把...弄得模糊不清 зробити неясним; затьмарити دھندلانا làm mờ đi 线


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