Main Entry:

²obscure

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

ob·scured; ob·scur·ing

Date:

15th century

1 : to make dark, dim, or indistinct 2 : to conceal or hide by or as if by covering 3 : to reduce (a vowel) to the value \ə\

— ob·scu·ra·tion \ˌäb-skyu̇-ˈrā-shən\ noun