Skip to definition.  Verb: obscure  ub'skyûr   1. Make less
visible or unclear     - befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over,
fog, cloud, mist   2. Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
"Her remarks obscured the debate";     - confuse, blur,
obnubilate   3. Make obscure or unclear     "The distinction was
obscured";     - bedim [archaic], overcloud   4. (linguistics)
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa   5. Make
undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing     -
blot out, obliterate, veil, hide Adjective: obscure
(obscurer,obscurest)  ub'skyûr   1. Not clearly understood or
expressed     - vague   2. Marked by difficulty of style or
expression     - dark   3. Difficult to find     "an obscure
retreat";     - hidden   4. Not famous or acclaimed     "an
obscure family";     - unknown, unsung   5. Not drawing
attention     "an obscure flaw";     - unnoticeable   6. Remote
and separate physically or socially     "an obscure village";
- apart, isolated, out on a limb  Derived forms: