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blur (blʉr)

transitive verb, intransitive verb blurred, blurring blur′·ring

  1. to smear or stain without obliterating; blot; smudge
  2. to make or become hazy or indistinct in outline or shape
  3. to make or become dim or dull

Etymology: 16th c.; ? akin to blear

noun

  1. the state of being blurred
  2. an obscuring stain or blot
  3. anything indistinct or hazy to the sight or the mind
  4. Archaic a moral stain

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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