blur

[blur] verb, blurred, blur·ring, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot.
2.
to obscure by making confused in form or outline; make indistinct: The fog blurred the outline of the car.
3.
to dim the perception or susceptibility of; make dull or insensible: The blow on the head blurred his senses.
verb (used without object)
4.
to become indistinct: Everything blurred as she ran.
5.
to make blurs.
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noun
6.
a smudge or smear that obscures: a blur of smoke.
7.
a blurred condition; indistinctness: They could see nothing in the foggy blur.
8.
something seen indistinctly: The ship appeared as a blur against the horizon.

Origin:
1540–50; akin to blear

blur·red·ly [blur-id-lee, blurd-] , adverb
blur·red·ness, noun
blur·ring·ly, adverb
un·blurred, adjective


2. cloud, dim, darken, veil, mask.
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blur (blɜː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb , blurs, blurring, blurred
1.  to make or become vague or less distinct: heat haze blurs the hills; education blurs class distinctions
2.  to smear or smudge
3.  (tr) to make (the judgment, memory, or perception) less clear; dim
 
n
4.  something vague, hazy, or indistinct
5.  a smear or smudge
 
[C16: perhaps variant of blear]
 
blurred
 
adj
 
blurredly
 
adv
 
'blurredness
 
n
 
'blurriness
 
n
 
'blurry
 
adj

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blur
1540s, akin to blear. The verb is 1580s, from the noun.
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Example sentences
What is more, as computing becomes a utility, the borders between different
  systems are starting to blur.
We head to the couch and pull out our laptops and work until our eyes blur the
  lines on the screen.
All my birthday parties are a blur of cake and presents.
They discovered brown dwarfs, which blur the distinction between planet and
  star.
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