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Entry 6 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Blur

/(blûr)/ · IPA /ˈblɜː/
01 v. t. 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…
imp. & p. p. Blurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Blurring
  1. 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. 2.
    To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.
    “Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.” — J. R. Drake.
  3. 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.
02 n. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.
  1. 1.
    That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance.
    “As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers, they make it worse.” — Fuller.
  2. 2.
    A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as, to see things with a blur; it was all blur.
  3. 3.
    A moral stain or blot.
    “Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great blur on mine honesty and good name.” — Udall.