Meaning & use
Obscuring
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Making something less visible, clear, or easy to understand; concealing or blocking from view.
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Thick fog was obscuring the mountain peaks.
The report's technical jargon ended up obscuring its main point.
A note on using this word
From the Latin 'obscurare', meaning 'to darken', sharing a root with 'obscure'.
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hidingconcealing
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