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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Probably from blear; BLEARY |
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blur2 past tense and past participle blurred, present participle blurring [intransitive and transitive]
1 to become difficult to see or to make something difficult to see, because the edges are not clear : 
The street lights were blurred by the fog.Many of the details in the picture are blurred.
The street lights were blurred by the fog.Many of the details in the picture are blurred.3 to make the difference between two ideas, subjects etc less clear : His films blur the boundaries between fact and fiction. The design of the conservatory is meant to blur the distinction between the house and the garden.
His films blur the boundaries between fact and fiction.The design of the conservatory is meant to blur the distinction between the house and the garden. —blurry adjective: a few blurry photos of their holiday
➔ blurreda few blurry photos of their holiday
