Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Blur \Blur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Blurring}.] [Prob. of same origin as blear. See {Blear}.]
1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of
confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make
indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by
handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a
woodcut by an excess of ink.
But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor
Which then he wore. --Shak.
2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.
--J. R. Drake.
3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.
Sarcasms may eclipse thine own, But can not blur my
lost renown. --Hudibras.
Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.
Source : WordNet®
blur
n : a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it
was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the
whisky fuzz" [syn: {fuzz}]
[also: {blurring}, {blurred}]
blurred
adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred
outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn: {bleary},
{blurry}, {foggy}, {fuzzy}, {hazy}, {muzzy}]
2: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the
group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes
the meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: {clouded}]
blur
v 1: become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from
lack of sleep" [syn: {film over}, {glaze over}]
2: to make less distinct or clear; "The haze blurs the hills"
[ant: {focus}]
3: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused
the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
[syn: {confuse}, {obscure}, {obnubilate}]
4: make a smudge on; soil by smudging [syn: {smear}, {smudge},
{smutch}]
5: make dim or indistinct; "The drug blurs my vision" [syn: {blear}]
[ant: {focus}]
6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two
theories blurred" [syn: {dim}, {slur}] [ant: {focus}]
[also: {blurring}, {blurred}]
blurred
See {blur}