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blur

(bl/[@]/r )

a hazy or indistinct representation(noun.cognition)

Example:
It happened so fast it was just a blur.

Synonym:
fuzz

source: wordnet30
That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.(noun)

source: webster1913

become glassy; lose clear vision(verb.perception)

Synonym:
film over, glaze over

source: wordnet30
to make less distinct or clear(verb.perception)

Example:
The haze blurs the hills.

Antonym:
focus

source: wordnet30
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
confuse, obnubilate, obscure

source: wordnet30
make a smudge on; soil by smudging(verb.contact)

Synonym:
smear, smudge, smutch

source: wordnet30
make dim or indistinct(verb.change)

Example:
The fog blurs my vision.

Synonym:
blear
Antonym:
focalise, focalize, focus, sharpen

source: wordnet30
become vague or indistinct(verb.change)

Example:
The distinction between the two theories blurred.

Synonym:
dim, slur
Antonym:
focalise, focalize, focus

source: wordnet30
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.(verb)

source: webster1913

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