Meaning
To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From earlier blurre, probably an alteration of blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English *blerian (attested in āblered (“made bare, made bald”)), from Proto-West Germanic *blaʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *blazjaną (“to make pale”), from Proto-Germanic *blasaz (“pale”). Compare Scots blore, bloar (“to blur, cover with blots”), Low German bleeroged (“blear-eyed”). More at blear.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles: