Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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obscure | No | Yes | Yes | No |
obliterate | No | Yes | Yes | No |
obscure (adjective) | obliterate (adjective) |
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difficult to find | reduced to nothingness |
marked by difficulty of style or expression | |
not drawing attention | |
not famous or acclaimed | |
not clearly expressed or understood | |
remote and separate physically or socially |
obscure (verb) | obliterate (verb) |
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make unintelligible or unclear | remove completely from recognition or memory |
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing |
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa | mark for deletion, rub off, or erase |
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred | do away with completely, without leaving a trace |
make less visible or unclear |