obscuring

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of making something less clear or harder to see, understand, or perceive.

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Synonyms

becloud , bedarken , bedim , bemist

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with obscuring
curing , luring , spurring , furnishing , churning

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Variants

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obscuration , obscurations , obscure , obscured , obscures , obscuring

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'obscurir', meaning 'to darken' or 'to hide'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'obscuring' is often used in the field of astronomy to describe the phenomenon of a celestial body, such as a planet, obscuring the light of another celestial body.

2. In the medical field, 'obscuring' can refer to the presence of a substance, such as a tumor, that makes it difficult to diagnose or treat an underlying condition.

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Related Concepts

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1. Opaque: Refers to something that is not transparent and does not allow light or other forms of radiation to pass through.

2. Transparent: Refers to something that allows light or other forms of radiation to pass through, making it clear or easy to see through.

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Quotes

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1. It was eight o'clock when we landed; we walked for a short time on the shore enjoying the transitory light, and then retired to the inn and contemplated the lovely scene of waters, woods, and mountains, "obscured" in darkness, yet still displaying their black outlines.

   - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,{it}Frankenstein{/it},1818

2. But evening comes or even noon and some combination of nervous tensions "obscures" my memories of what whiskey costs me in the way of physical and intellectual well-being.

   - John Cheever,{it}New Yorker{/it},13 Aug. 1990

3. Throughout this book, the ground of fact becomes "obscured" entirely by a deep layer of speculative quicksand.

   - Helen Vendler,{it}New Republic{/it},10 June 2002

4. … [Mr. Schuller's] … "Early Jazz" brought a sometimes Olympian precision to writing about an art that has often languished in the whale's belly of sociology, "obscured" by pretension and blubbery thinking.

   - Stanley Crouch,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},2 Apr. 1989

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'obscuring' is often used metaphorically to describe the hiding or concealing of truth or information. In art, it can refer to the use of techniques such as chiaroscuro to create depth and dimension.

How to Memorize "obscuring"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a thick fog rolling in, making it difficult to see through. This is the act of obscuring.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'obscuring' with the idea of hiding or concealing.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'obscure' as 'ob-scure', where the 'ob' represents the idea of hiding or concealing.

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