HyperDic: blur

English > 7 senses of the word *blur*:
VERB	perception	blur, film over, glaze over	become glassy
	perception	blur	to make less distinct / distinct or clear
	cognition	blur, confuse, obscure, obnubilate	make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
	contact	blur, smear, smudge, smutch	make a smudge on
	change	blur, blear	make dim or indistinct
	change	blur, dim, slur	become vague or indistinct
NOUN	cognition	blur, fuzz	a hazy or indistinct representation

blur > pronunciation
Sounds	bler'
Rhymes	alveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler...

English > *blur*: 7 senses > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	A hazy or indistinct representation.
Example	"it happened so fast it was just a blur"
Synonym	fuzz
Broader	representation, mental representation, internal representation	A presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
Spanish	borrón, mancha
Adjectives	blurry	indistinct or hazy in outline
Verbs	blur	become vague or indistinct
	blur	make dim or indistinct
	blur	to make less distinct / distinct or clear
	blur	become glassy

English > *blur*: 7 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaning	Become glassy; lose clear vision.
Pattern	Something ----s
Synonyms	film over, glaze over
Spanish	difuminar, empañarse, velarse
Catalan	difuminar, entelar-se, velar-se
Nouns	blur	a hazy or indistinct representation

English > *blur*: 7 senses > verb 2, perception
Meaning	To make less distinct / distinct or clear.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The haze blurs the hills"
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	focus	Cause to converge on or toward a central point
Spanish	desdibujarse, desdibujar, difuminarse, difuminar, empañarse, empañar
Catalan	desdibuixar-se, desdibuixar, difuminar-se, difuminar, entelar-se, entelar
Nouns	blur	a hazy or indistinct representation

English > *blur*: 7 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	make unclear, indistinct, or blurred.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	confuse, obscure, obnubilate
Narrower	muddy	Cause to become muddy
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Similar to	confuse, confound	mistake one thing for another
Spanish	confundir, desdibujar, entenebrecer, enturbiar, hacer confuso, mezclar
Catalan	confondre, desdibuixar

English > *blur*: 7 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	make a smudge on; soil by smudging.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	smear, smudge, smutch
Narrower	dust	rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
Narrower	resmudge	smudge again
Broader	rub	Move over something with pressure
Spanish	embadurnar, embarrar, empañar, ensuciar, manchar, oscurecer, tiznar
Catalan	enfosquir, ensutjar, entelar, tacar

English > *blur*: 7 senses > verb 5, change
Meaning	make dim or indistinct.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"The fog blurs my vision"
Synonym	blear
Cause to	blur, dim, slur	Become vague or indistinct
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen	put (an image) into focus
Spanish	desdibujarse, desdibujar, difuminar, empañar, nublar, velarse
Catalan	desdibuixar-se, desdibuixar, difuminar, entelar-se, velar-se
Nouns	blur	a hazy or indistinct representation

English > *blur*: 7 senses > verb 6, change
Meaning	Become vague or indistinct.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"The distinction between the two theories blurred"
Synonyms	dim, slur
Caused by	blur, blear	make dim or indistinct
Narrower	obliterate, efface	Remove completely from recognition or memory
Broader	weaken	Become weaker
Opposite	focus, focalize, focalise	Become focussed or come into focus
Spanish	atenuar, desdibujarse, desdibujar, difuminarse, difuminar, empañar, enturbiarse
Catalan	atenuar, desdibuixar-se, desdibuixar, difuminar-se, difuminar, entelar-se, entelar, enterbolir-se, fer-se borrós
Nouns	blur	a hazy or indistinct representation

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