obscure vs reduce

obscure is an adjective but reduce is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
obscure	No	Yes	Yes	No
reduce	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, reduce is a hypernym of obscure; that is, reduce is a word with a broader meaning than obscure:

obscure (adjective)	reduce (adjective)
difficult to find
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)	reduce (verb)
make unintelligible or unclear	take off weight
make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing	cut down on; make a reduction in
reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa	narrow or limit
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred	cook until very little liquid is left
make less visible or unclear	to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
	make smaller
	reduce in size; reduce physically
	make less complex
	reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
	lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
	be cooked until very little liquid is left
	be the essential element
	destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
	undergo meiosis
	reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
	lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
	lessen and make more modest
	simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
	bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
	put down by force or intimidation