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English noun: blur | |||
| 1. | blur (cognition) a hazy or indistinct representation | ||
| Samples | It happened so fast it was just a blur. He tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz. | ||
| Synonyms | fuzz | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | internal representation, mental representation, representation | ||
English verb: blur | |||
| 1. | blur (perception) become glassy; lose clear vision | ||
| Samples | Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep. | ||
| Synonyms | film over, glaze over | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| 2. | blur (perception) to make less distinct or clear | ||
| Samples | The haze blurs the hills. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Antonyms | focus | ||
| 3. | blur (cognition) make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | ||
| Samples | Her remarks confused the debate. Their words obnubilate their intentions. | ||
| Synonyms | confuse, obnubilate, obscure | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | muddy | ||
| Verb group | confound, confuse | ||
| 4. | blur (contact) make a smudge on; soil by smudging | ||
| Synonyms | smear, smudge, smutch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rub | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dust, resmudge | ||
| 5. | blur (change) make dim or indistinct | ||
| Samples | The fog blurs my vision. | ||
| Synonyms | blear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Cause | blur, dim, slur | ||
| Antonyms | focalise, focalize, sharpen, focus | ||
| 6. | blur (change) become vague or indistinct | ||
| Samples | The distinction between the two theories blurred. | ||
| Synonyms | dim, slur | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | weaken | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | efface, obliterate | ||
| Antonyms | focalise, focalize, focus | ||
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