obscured; obscuring. transitive verb. 1. : to make dark, dim, or indistinct. The soot on the lampshade obscured the light.

obscure something to make it difficult to see, hear or understand something. Extra Examples All trace of his working-class background was deliberately obscured.

6 дней назад · to prevent something from being seen or heard: Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window. The sun was obscured by clouds.

obscure ; adjective. unclear or abstruse ; verb. to make unclear, vague, or hidden ; noun. a rare word for obscurity.

to make it difficult to see, hear, or understand something. The view was obscured by fog. We mustn't let these minor details obscure the main issue.

British English: obscure VERB /əbˈskjʊə/. If one thing obscures another, it prevents it from being seen or heard properly. American English: obscure /əbskyˈʊər/ ...

Obscure comes from Latin obscurus, which can mean "dark, dim," "unclear, hard to understand," or "insignificant, humble."

The earliest known use of the verb obscure is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for obscure is from before 1475, ...

OBSCURE meaning: 1 : not well-known not known to most people; 2 : difficult to understand likely to be understood by only a few people.