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Verb obscure has 5 senses
- obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
--1 is one way to hide, conceal
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
- confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- obscure, bedim, overcloud - make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- obscure, benight, bedim - make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
--5 is one way to darken
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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