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verb (used with object)
1.
to make dim, as with tears or inflammation: a biting wind that bleared the vision.
adjective
2.
(of the eyes) dim from tears.
3.
dim; indistinct.
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4.
a blur; cloudiness; dimness: She was concerned about the recent blear in her vision.
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| blear (blɪə) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to make (eyes or sight) dim with or as if with tears; blur |
| —adj | |
| 2. | a less common word for bleary |
| [C13: blere to make dim; related to Middle High German blerre blurred vision] | |
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