Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to obscure
Participle: obscured
Gerund: obscuring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | obscure |
| you | obscure |
| he;she;it | obscures |
| we | obscure |
| you | obscure |
| they | obscure |
Perfect
| I | have obscured |
| you | have obscured |
| he;she;it | has obscured |
| we | have obscured |
| you | have obscured |
| they | have obscured |
Past
| I | obscured |
| you | obscured |
| he;she;it | obscured |
| we | obscured |
| you | obscured |
| they | obscured |
Pluperfect
| I | had obscured |
| you | had obscured |
| he;she;it | had obscured |
| we | had obscured |
| you | had obscured |
| they | had obscured |
Future
| I | will obscure |
| you | will obscure |
| he;she;it | will obscure |
| we | will obscure |
| you | will obscure |
| they | will obscure |
Future Perfect
| I | will have obscured |
| you | will have obscured |
| he;she;it | will have obscured |
| we | will have obscured |
| you | will have obscured |
| they | will have obscured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | obscure |
| you | obscure |
| he;she;it | obscure |
| we | obscure |
| you | obscure |
| they | obscure |
Perfect
| I | have obscured |
| you | have obscured |
| he;she;it | have obscured |
| we | have obscured |
| you | have obscured |
| they | have obscured |
Imperfect
| I | obscured |
| you | obscured |
| he;she;it | obscured |
| we | obscured |
| you | obscured |
| they | obscured |
Pluperfect
| I | had obscured |
| you | had obscured |
| he;she;it | had obscured |
| we | had obscured |
| you | had obscured |
| they | had obscured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would obscure |
| you | would obscure |
| he;she;it | would obscure |
| we | would obscure |
| you | would obscure |
| they | would obscure |
Perfect
| I | would have obscured |
| you | would have obscured |
| he;she;it | would have obscured |
| we | would have obscured |
| you | would have obscured |
| they | would have obscured |
Imperative
| you | obscure |
| we | Let's obscure |
| you | obscure |
Verbs conjugated like 'obscure'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'obscure'
discure,
miscure,
obdure,
objure,
unobscure,
abjure,
abscise,
absume,
assecure,
asshure,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- conceal
- darken, dim, fog, shadow, gray, cloud, overshadow, screen
Antonyms
- to emit light
- adumbrate, darken, overshadow, shade, shadow, shine
- conceal
- reveal, expose, divulge, disclose
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1400, from O.Fr. obscur "dark, dim, not clear," from L. obscurus "covered over, dark, obscure, indistinct," from ob "over" + -scurus "covered," from PIE *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal;" source of O.N. sky, O.E. sceo "cloud," and L. scutum "shield" and Gk. skeue "dress" (see sky). The verb is first recorded 1432. Obscurity is attested from 1481 in sense of "absence of light;" 1619 with meaning "condition of being unknown." Obscurantism (1834) is from Ger. obscurantismus (18c.).
2. From Middle English obscure, from Old French obscur, from Latin obscūrus (“dark, dusky, indistinct”), from ob- + *scūrus, from Proto-Italic *skoiros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-. Doublet of oscuro.
Sample Sentences
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The traveller was an old man with a grey gristly beard two inches long, a shaggy moustache of the same hue, and enormous eyebrows; which almost obscured his lazy, semi-drunken glance, as he stood regarding us with folded arms: poising himself alternately upon his toes and heels. On being addressed by one of the party, he drew nearer, and said, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)