obscure:1

adjective
ob*scure \ äb-ˈskyu̇r \ əb- \
15th century{ds||1|a|}
  • dark, dim
  • shrouded in or hidden by darkness
  • not clearly seen or easily distinguished : faint

obscure:2

verb
obscure \
15th century{ds||1||}
  • to make dark, dim, or indistinct
  • to conceal or hide by or as if by covering
  • to reduce (a vowel) to the value \ə\

obscure:3

noun
obscure \
1667
  • obscurity
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