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obscure verb
/əbˈskjʊər/
/-ˈskjʊr/ v [T] Definition
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to prevent something from being seen or heardTwo new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window.
The sun was obscured by clouds.
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to make something difficult to discover and understandManagers deliberately obscured the real situation from federal investigators.
obscurely adverb
/əbˈskjʊə.li//-ˈskjʊr-/ adv The minister's statement was obscurely worded.
(Definition of obscure verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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